Robert Brownlee v. Mark Capozza, Superintendent, State Correctional Institution at Fayette
DueProcess HabeasCorpus Jurisdiction
Whether trial counsel was constitutionally ineffective
QUESTIONS PRESENTED FOR REVIEW I. WHETHER TRIAL COUNSEL WAS CONSTITUTIONALLY INEFFECTIVE FOR FAILING TO RESEARCH THE ELEMENTS OF A VIOLATION OF 18 PACSA 6301(a)(1)(@i) (THE STATUTE") AND EXPLAIN TO THE PETITIONER THE ELEMENTS OF THE STATUTE AND THE FACT THAT THE STATUTE HAD BEEN RECENTLY AMENDED WHERE TRIAL COUNSEL'S FAILURE TO DO HIS JOB DEPRIVED PETITIONER OF THE RIGHT TO MAKE AN INFORMED CHOICE WHETHER TO PLEAD GUILTY OR STAND TRIAL? I. WHETHER TRIAL COUNSEL WAS CONSTITUTIONALLY INEFFECTIVE FOR FAILING TO OBJECT TO THE TRIAL COURT'S VIOLATION OF THE FOURTEENTH AMENDMENT DUE PROCESS CLAUSE ARISING FROM THE TRIAL JUDGE'S FAILURE TO EXPLAIN THE ELEMENTS OF A FELONY VIOLATION OF 18 PACSA 6301(a)(1)(ii) AND THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE STATUTE?