Harlow Cuadra's Appeal... Something's Going On...

Update @ 07/20/2010: I probably should have clarified this earlier... but... this isn't Harlow Cuadra's actual appeal that's being decided, but rather the court has received all they need, and they've appointed the three judges listed below to review the appeal and consider the merits.

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It would appear (and I could be wrong) that convicted murder Harlow Cuadra's appeal is now in the hands of a three-panel judge decision:

Case Processing Status: July 13, 2010 Awaiting Decision

Journal Number: J-S53014-10

Consideration Type: Submitted on Briefs-Panel

Listed/Submitted Date: July 12, 2010

Panel Composition:

The Honorable Jack A. Panella

The Honorable Jacqueline O. Shogan

The Honorable Anne E. Lazarus

When a ruling is made, I'll be sure to announce it.

Harlow Cuadra is currently serving a double-life sentence for the brutal murder of Bryan Kocis. His co-defendant Joseph Kerekes, pleaded guilty in December 2008 to second-degree murder and was sentenced to life in prison.

Kocis Civil Suit... Dates Set

The Kocis family's wrongfull death suit against convicted murders Harlow Cuadra and Joseph Kerekes is scheduled for October 7 and 8 at 9:30 a.m., before Judge William Amesbury. Both Harlow and Joe will appear via video from their respective prisons.

What Happened to Melnick?

On June 11, 2010... Frank P. Barletta filed an "entry of appearance" for the Luzerne County DA's office with the Superior Court of Pennsylvania, regarding convicted murder Harlow Cuadra's appeal.

While it's widely known that Barletta strictly does appeals for Luzerne County... it makes one wonder... what happened to the original prosecutor Michael Melnick, and why isn't he still handling this?

Update @ 06/27/2010: A source tells me that the reason Melnick is no longer listed as the DA, is because Frank Barletta handles higher court appeals for the Luzerne County District Attorney's Office. Jackie Musto Carroll does it that way so regular ADA's aren't jammed up with appeals and can concentrate on current caseloads, leaving Barletta to handle appeals.

Will The Delays Ever End?

I feel like a broken record...

The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania filed an application for an extension of time to file the brief on 04/30/2010, the Court approved the extension to 05/28/2010, and then again to 06/11/2010.

"Appellee's brief due 6/11/10. No further extensions will be granted."

We'll see... something tells me that the book will be out, before Harlow Cuadra's chance for an appeal can even be decided upon.

Update @ 06/14/2010: A quick check of the docket shows that nothing's been filed thus far.

Update @ 6/15/2010: Well it would appear that the Appellee's Brief was filed on 06/11/2010 (guess the clerk was a little slow to update)... an Entry of Appearance by D.A. Frank P. Barletta was also filed.

Harlow Cuadra's Fans?

Even though Harlow Caudra has been convicted of the brutal murder of Bryan Kocis, and is currently serving two life terms in a Pennsylvania prision... he still seems to have fans. Can these folks get any more delisuional?

First we have dear old Nep... who decided to send Harlow a Valentine's message via Facebook... not sure how Harlow would be able to receive it... but I guess it's the thought that counts.

Next we have Natasha from England, who diligently recite's Harlow's letters written to her... shared on YouTube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VFFMaQbFF3Q

Not once... but twice:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3BsalbNvoGU

... and if that wasn't bizzare enough, she's also started a blog:

http://fuckyeahfreeharlowcuadra.tumblr.com/

'Young teenage British girl & old Filipino man that works at Wendy's, both HEART former Gay porn actor turned murderer' -- this is an ODD world indeed!

Update @ 05/17/10 - 7:00 PM: It gets even more bizzare with 'Natasha's' latest rambling's posted 9 hours ago...

http://www.youtube.com/user/BitchinDiva#p/a/u/0/TwPzGK4bXV8

Natasha is a trip - she obviously is smitten with Harlow and with the idea that if you want to contact him, you have to contact her. Wrong... but I guess she can have her fantasy. Girls her age should be trying to get guys her age (or girls) to kiss her at a school dance, not writing to convicted porn killer murderers in American prisons. Weird. Weird. Weird.

My thanks to book co-author Andrew Stoner for helping with this story.

More Delays...

The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania has filed an application for an extension of time to file the brief. No response from the Court yet, but I'm sure they'll grant it.

I guess it really shouldn't come as any surprise.

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