COM. v. SMITH


539 Pa. 128 (1994)

650 A.2d 863

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee, v. Clifford SMITH, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided November 22, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John J. Fioravanti, Doylestown, for C. Smith.

Alan M. Rubenstein, Doylestown, for Com.

Robert A. Graci, Harrisburg, for Commonwealth/A.G.

Before NIX, C.J., and FLAHERTY, ZAPPALA, PAPADAKOS, CAPPY, CASTILLE and MONTEMURO, JJ.


OPINION

NIX, Chief Justice.

Appellant, Clifford Smith, appeals from the denial of his petition for relief filed under the Post Conviction Relief Act, 42 Pa.C.S. §§ 9541-9546 ("PCRA"), in which he alleged ineffective assistance of trial counsel as well as constitutionally-based defects in his trial and sentence. For the reasons that follow, we affirm the Court of Common Pleas' denial of Appellant's petition.

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