A defendant in a capital case will not get the chance to pursue his Post-Conviction Relief Act claims that offensive emails exchanged between former Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice J. Michael Eakin ...

It's time to revamp the PCRA appointment system. I am on the Philadelphia court-appointed list and have not signed up to do PCRAs, but I was still appointed on a PCRA case and might be appointed on a ...

WILKES-BARRE — Lamont Cherry, the man who was convicted of killing a 1-year-old girl in Wilkes-Barre in 2009, was back in court on Monday seeking post-conviction relief. But things didn’t seem to be ...

Dismissal of PCRA petition without a hearing vacated where PCRA court failed to provide defendant with notice of intent to dismiss, such that defendant was denied opportunity to raise objections or ...