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COM. v. JETTE

No. 2834 EDA 2006.

947 A.2d 202 (2008)

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee v. Jules JETTE, Appellant.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania.

Filed April 3, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael P. Marryshow, Philadelphia, for appellant.

Hugh J. Burns, Jr., Asst. Dist. Atty., Philadelphia, for the Com., appellee.

BEFORE: HUDOCK, J., McEWEN, P.J.E., and FITZGERALD, J.

OPINION BY FITZGERALD, J.:

¶ 1 Appellant, Jules Jette, appeals from the order entered in the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas, dismissing his first petition filed pursuant to the Post Conviction Relief Act (PCRA), 42 Pa. C.S. §§ 9541-46. Appellant and his counsel have also filed petitions to remand for appointment of new counsel. We hold that PCRA counsel may not justify his failure to argue an issue by claiming that the petitioner failed to...

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