# Commonwealth v. Brown, R.

> Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · February 1, 2017 · 165 A.3d 868

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/cases/4122488

## Case

- **Full name:** COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Petitioner v. Richard BROWN, Respondent
- **Court:** Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
- **Decided:** February 1, 2017
- **Citations:** 165 A.3d 868; 2017 Pa. LEXIS 233; 2017 WL 444606
- **Precedential status:** Published
- **Opinion:** Opinion
- **Judges:** Per Curiam
- **Cited by:** 0 later opinions in the Frix Law Library

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## Opinion text

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA
EASTERN DISTRICT

COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, : No. 407 EAL 2016
:
Petitioner :
: Petition for Allowance of Appeal from
: the Order of the Superior Court
v. :
:
:
RICHARD BROWN, :
:
Respondent :

ORDER

PER CURIAM

AND NOW, this 1st day of February, 2017, the Petition for Allowance of

Appeal is GRANTED. The issue, as framed by Petitioner, is as follows:

Did the Superior Court err by dispensing of the requirement that a defendant

show prejudice to succeed on an ineffectiveness claim where counsel failed to

meet with him?

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