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Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 11/14/1967

Commonwealth Ex Rel. Washington v. Maroney

Citations

  • 427 Pa. 599
  • 235 A.2d 349
  • 1967 Pa. LEXIS 525

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • finding of ineffectiveness cannot be made unless alternatives not chosen offer potential for success substantially greater than tactics used; therefore, if there was no reasonable basis for counsel's decision, his decisions were prejudicial to client
  • finding of ineffectiveness cannot be made unless alternatives not chosen offer potential for success substantially greater than tactics used; therefore, if there was no reasonable basis for counsel’s decision, his decisions were prejudicial to client
  • ineffectiveness review involves \an examination of counsel's stewardship of the now challenged proceedings in light of the available alternatives\
  • ineffectiveness review involves “an examination of counsel’s stewardship of the now challenged proceedings in light of the available alternatives”
  • ineffectiveness review involves “an examination of counsel’s stewardship of the now challenged proceedings in light of the available alternatives”
  • ineffectiveness review involves \an examination of counsel's stewardship of the now challenged proceedings in light of the available alternatives\

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Judges: Bell, Jones, Cohen, Eagen, O'Brien, Roberts, Musmanno

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