· 3/18/1991
Commonwealth v. Cam Ly
Citations
- 599 A.2d 613
- 528 Pa. 523
- 1991 Pa. LEXIS 67
How courts have described this case
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- holding that robbery is a felony in New York and three prior convictions for robbery satisfies the significant history of violent felonies aggravator
- counsel cannot be deemed ineffective for selecting one reasonable course from others that may be available
- admission of evidence must have resulted in an “incurable” prejudice
- in-struction that malice and intent to kill may be inferred from the use of a deadly weapon on a vital part of the body was proper and did not shift the burden of proof to the defendant
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Judges: Nix, Larsen, Flaherty, McDermott, Zappala, Papadakos, Cappy
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