Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 10/1/1998

Commonwealth v. Howard

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719 A.2d 233
553 Pa. 266
1998 Pa. LEXIS 2135

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noting that counsel will not be deemed ineffective where his conduct is supported by a reasonable basis
rejecting for lack of actual prejudice claim that counsel was 3 This “no-adverse-inference” instruction, so called, is contained in the Pennsylvania Suggested Standard Criminal Jury Instructions and provides as follows: 3.10A (Crim
counsel not ineffective where no evidence counsel had notice appellant had any mental illness
counsel not ineffective where no evidence counsel had notice appellant had any mental illness
counsel not ineffective where no evidence counsel had notice appellant had any mental illness
counsel not ineffective where no evidence counsel had notice appellant had any mental illness

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

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