Commonwealth v. McGuire

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania August 19, 1997

Commonwealth v. McGuire, 548 Pa. 476 (Pa. 1997)

698 A.2d 61; 1997 Pa. LEXIS 1655

Opinion of the Court

*477 ORDER

PER CURIAM.

The order of the Superior Court which affirmed the denial of post-conviction relief sought by the appellant, Clement McGuire, is affirmed on the basis that eligibility for relief under the Post Conviction Relief Act, 42 Pa.C.S. § 9541 et seq., lapsed when McGuire completed serving his sentence.* See Commonwealth v. Ahlborn, 548 Pa. 544, 699 A.2d 718 (1997).

McGuire filed a pro se PCRA petition on October 6, 1989, and an amended petition was subsequently filed by appointed counsel. A hearing on the petition was held on August 31, 1993. On April 1, 1994, McGuire was fully discharged upon the expiration of his parole. On May 18, 1994, the PCRA petition was denied.

Reference

Full Case Name: COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. Clement McGUIRE
Status: Published