2017 Pa. Super. 191 - Commonwealth v. Rizvi’s Empirical Analysis

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6 state decisions

Most-quoted passages

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1. “(i) the failure to raise the claim previously was the result of interference by government officials with the presentation of the claim in violation of the Constitution or laws of this Commonwealth or the Constitution or laws of the United States; (ii) the facts upon which the claim is predicated were unknown to the petitioner and could not have been ascertained by the exercise of due diligence; or (iii) the right asserted is a constitutional right that was recognized by the Supreme Court of the United States or the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania after the time period provided in this section and has been held by that court to apply retroactively.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Commonwealth v. Hart

2. “This Court's standard of review regarding an order denying a petition under the PCRA is whether the determination of the PCRA court is supported by the evidence of record and is free of legal error.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Com. v. Durrett King, C.