The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether a criminal defense lawyer’s failure to meet face-to-face with a client before a capital murder trial necessarily violated the defendant’s constitutional right to counsel.
A three-judge panel of the Superior Court said in Commonwealth v. Brown that Philadelphia attorney Nino Tinari did not consult with his client, defendant Richard Brown, at all before trial, rendering his representation per se ineffective.
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