COM. v. PEREZ


799 A.2d 848 (2002)

COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, Appellee, v. Antonio PEREZ, Appellant.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania.

Filed May 21, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frank Willa, Lancaster, for appellant.

Donald R. Totaro, Asst. Dist. Atty., Lancaster, for Com., appellee.

Before: LALLY-GREEN, BENDER, and KELLY, JJ.


KELLY, J.

¶ 1 In this appeal we must determine whether counsel appointed to assist Appellant with his first PCRA petition provided meaningful representation, where appointed counsel filed an amended petition, but did not address the apparent untimeliness of Appellant's petition or respond to the PCRA court's notice of intent to dismiss Appellant's petition as untimely. We hold that to provide meaningful representation, appointed counsel must at least address...

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