Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 7/5/1994

Commonwealth v. Griffin

Citations

644 A.2d 1167
537 Pa. 447
1994 Pa. LEXIS 244

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upholding as racially neutral strike of juror who had a questionable employment record
adopting the Superior Court's standard with regard to pro se criminal defendants who represent themselves
ineffectiveness claims are waived if not raised at the earliest stage in the proceedings at which allegedly ineffective counsel is no longer representing the petitioner
ineffectiveness claims are waived if not raised at the earliest stage in the proceedings at which allegedly ineffective counsel is no longer representing the petitioner
counsel had a reasonable basis for not pursuing questions of racial bias during voir dire even though one juror volunteered his prejudice against blacks
“the Court finds all of the Commonwealth’s proffered reasons to constitute credible additional reasons for the exercise of [the] peremptory challenge.”

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Judges: Nix, Flaherty, Zappala, Papadakos, Cappy, Castille, Montemuro, Docket, Larsen

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