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COM. v. COPENHEFER

553 Pa. 285 (1998)

719 A.2d 242

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee, v. David COPENHEFER, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided October 5, 1998.

Reargument Denied December 10, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kim Wm. Riester, Pittsburgh, for D. Copenhefer.

James K. Vogel, Erie, Robert A. Graci, Harrisburg, for Com.

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

OPINION OF THE COURT

CASTILLE, Justice.

In this direct appeal from the denial of his petition filed pursuant to the Post Conviction Relief Act, 42 Pa.C.S. § 9541, et seq. ("PCRA"), appellant alleges that his trial and previous appellate counsel were ineffective, that the Commonwealth violated the dictates of Brady v. Maryland,1 and that prison authorities violated his Sixth Amendment rights by intercepting...

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