Commonwealth v. Durst

How courts have described this case

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• noting that an offer of proof must be made alleging sufficient facts upon which a reviewing court can conclude that counsel was ineffective
• holding just because someone other than the appellant may have also had sexual contact with the victim does not exonerate them
• discussing the requirement for an offer of proof relative to a collateral claim challenging counsel’s stewardship
• discussing the requirement for an offer of proof relative to a collateral claim challenging counsel's stewardship
• appellate courts will not consider ineffectiveness claims in a factual vacuum
• reciting three-part test to determine ineffectiveness of counsel

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).