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COM. v. WHITE

557 Pa. 408 (1999)

734 A.2d 374

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee v. Maxine Davidson WHITE, as next friend to Gary Heidnik, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided June 23, 1999.

Reargument Denied July 1, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James Moreno, Philadelphia, for Maxine White.

Catherine Marshall, Philadelphia, Robert A Graci, Office of Attorney General, Harrisburg, for Com.

Before FLAHERTY, C.J., and ZAPPALA, CAPPY, NIGRO, NEWMAN, and SAYLOR, JJ.

OPINION

NIGRO, Justice.

Maxine Davidson White (Appellant) appeals from an Order of the Court of Common Pleas finding that she lacks standing to bring a Post Conviction Relief Act1 (PCRA) petition on behalf of Gary Heidnik as his next friend. For the reasons that follow, we affirm.

Following the reasoning of the United States Supreme Court in Whitmore v. Arkansas, 495 U.S. 149

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