Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 10/1/1999

Commonwealth v. Holloway

Citations

739 A.2d 1039
559 Pa. 258
1999 Pa. LEXIS 2974

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holding that counsel cannot be considered ineffective for failing to raise a claim that lacks merit
stating that failing to call an alibi witness did 18 not prejudice a defendant where that witness could not testify to seeing a defendant at the time the crime and calling such potential testimony useless to defendant's defense
rejecting claim that trial court erroneously neglected to instruct the jury that the Commonwealth had the burden of proving each and every element of the charged offenses beyond a reasonable doubt when trial court so instructed the jury
rejecting claim that trial court erroneously neglected to instruct the jury that the Commonwealth had the burden of proving each and every element of the charged offenses beyond a reasonable doubt when trial court so instructed the jury
“This claim is based on pure conjecture, as Appellant presents absolutely no evidence of such a ‘deal.’ ”
Because courts must presume that counsel was effective, it is the petitioner's burden to prove otherwise

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Judges: Flaherty, Zappala, Cappy, Castille, Nigro, Newman, Saylor

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