Does a PCRA get granted if the arresting officer is charged with perjury?

The answer is maybe. When it comes to PCRAs we face some jurisdictional hurdles, How old is the conviction? Are you on probation/parole at this...

Can I initiate a Pennsylvania PCRA, while waiting for response for permission to appeal in PA Supreme Court? What about Fed PCRA

Generally, no, you cannot file a PCRA while waiting on a petition for allowance of appeal. A key part of Pennsylvania's Post-Conviction Relief Act...

I'm appealing a trespassing conviction. i'm not denying the trespassing; i'm questioning the restitution.

Restitution can be an appellate issue. Restitution is part of your sentence. There's thus two possibilities here, but everything depends on timing....

Can we file an appeal or sentence modification?

There's a couple potential options. All of them, unfortunately, can't guarantee success—but there may be a fighting chance. All of them do depend...

I have seen as short as 14 days and as long as 365 days—yes, one year. The average time for an opinion is 301 days for an appeal to resolve...

How many days does he have to serve the trial judge with his concise statement of errors??? Please help!!!

The 21 days ticks off from the date of this particular order---so to file this concise statement of errors (a 1925(b) statement) should be stamped...

I'm in need of attorney help for my son who has been trying to appeal two different things on his case. Superior/State in PA.

I cannot speak to the civil aspects of your sons case. However, to provide insight into what options may be available in your son's case an...

My son was given 2 sentences for one crime

He's up against some tight deadlines. Without looking at the sentencing transcript/record we can't be absolutely sure what, if any, issues might be...

This is in reference to a PCRA.

Bluntly, yet respectfully—no. Incarceration alone does not extend the time bar. Aside from the other PCRA jurisdictional requirements, i.e. still...

SIRS I FILED A notice of APPEAL IN THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA THE JUDGE SENT BACK TODAY A PA RULE 1925(b)(1) what do I DO.CIVIL

Best said, the judge wants to know what you're appealing. A 1925(b) statement is typical in an appeal. The judge wants you to put him on notice of...