42 Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes Chapter 95 - Post-trial Matters
Subchapter A. General Provisions
Subchapter B. Post Conviction Relief
- Section 9541 - Short Title Of Subchapter
This subchapter shall be known and may be cited as the Post Conviction Relief Act. (Apr. 13, 1988, P.L.336, No.47, eff. imd.)
- Section 9542 - Scope Of Subchapter
This subchapter provides for an action by which persons convicted of crimes they did not commit and persons serving illegal sentences may obtain collateral...
- Section 9543 - Eligibility For Relief
(a) General rule.--To be eligible for relief under this subchapter, the petitioner must plead and prove by a preponderance of the evidence all of...
- Section 9543.1 - Postconviction Dna Testing
(a) Motion.-- (1) An individual convicted of a criminal offense in a court of this Commonwealth and serving a term of imprisonment or awaiting...
- Section 9544 - Previous Litigation And Waiver
(a) Previous litigation.--For purposes of this subchapter, an issue has been previously litigated if: (1) (Deleted by amendment). (2) the highest appellate court in...
- Section 9545 - Jurisdiction And Proceedings
(a) Original jurisdiction.--Original jurisdiction over a proceeding under this subchapter shall be in the court of common pleas. No court shall have authority to...
- Section 9546 - Relief And Order
(a) General rule.--If the court rules in favor of the petitioner, it shall order appropriate relief and issue supplementary orders as to rearraignment, retrial,...
- Section 9547 - Amendment And Withdrawal Of Petition (Repealed)
§ 9547. Amendment and withdrawal of petition (Repealed). 1988 Repeal. Section 9547 was repealed April 13, 1988, P.L.336, No.47, effective immediately. Section 6 of...
- Section 9548 - Answer To Petition (Repealed)
§ 9548. Answer to petition (Repealed). 1988 Repeal. Section 9548 was repealed April 13, 1988, P.L.336, No.47, effective immediately. Section 6 of Act 47...
- Section 9549 - Hearing On Petition (Repealed)
§ 9549. Hearing on petition (Repealed). 1988 Repeal. Section 9549 was repealed April 13, 1988, P.L.336, No.47, effective immediately. Section 6 of Act 47...
- Section 9550 - Order Of Court And Final Disposition Of Petition (Repealed)
§ 9550. Order of court and final disposition of petition (Repealed). 1988 Repeal. Section 9550 was repealed April 13, 1988, P.L.336, No.47, effective immediately....
- Section 9551 - Pauper Petitions (Repealed)
§ 9551. Pauper petitions (Repealed). 1988 Repeal. Section 9551 was repealed April 13, 1988, P.L.336, No.47, effective immediately. Section 6 of Act 47 provided...
Subchapter C. Report by District Attorney
- Section 9561 - Report By District Attorney
(a) Reports by district attorneys of felony convictions against health care professionals.--Whenever a health care professional has been found guilty, has pleaded guilty or...
Subchapter D. Unitary Review in Death Penalty Cases
- Section 9570 - Short Title Of Subchapter
This subchapter shall be known and may be cited as the Capital Unitary Review Act. Suspension by Court Order. Section 9570 was suspended August...
- Section 9571 - Scope Of Subchapter
(a) Capital unitary review.--This subchapter establishes the sole means of challenging proceedings that resulted in a sentence of death. The unitary review proceeding provided...
- Section 9572 - Representation Of Counsel
(a) Collateral counsel.--Immediately after the formal imposition of sentence on all charges or within 30 days of the verdict of the death penalty, whichever...
- Section 9573 - Time For Petition; Contents Of Petition
(a) Filing date.--Any petition under this subchapter shall be filed within 120 days of the date the trial transcript is filed with the court....
- Section 9574 - Answer To Petition
The Commonwealth may file a written answer to the petition within 120 days of the filing and service of the petition. For good cause...
- Section 9575 - Disposition Without Evidentiary Hearing
(a) Evidentiary hearing.--No more than 20 days after the Commonwealth answers the petition or, if no answer is filed, 20 days after the deadline...
- Section 9576 - Evidentiary Hearing
(a) Order.--If the court determines that an evidentiary hearing is warranted, the court shall enter an order no more than 20 days after the...
- Section 9577 - Disposition And Appeal
(a) Capital unitary review.--Review by the Supreme Court under section 9711(h) (relating to review of death sentence) shall comprise direct appeal and collateral appeal....
- Section 9578 - Subsequent Petitions
(a) Further review.--No further review shall be available unless a petition is filed under Subchapter B (relating to post conviction relief) alleging that: (1)...
- Section 9579 - Certification
(a) General rule.--By presenting to the court, whether by signing, filing, submitting or later advocating, a pleading, written motion or other papers regarding a...
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