Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 7/3/1980

Commonwealth v. Johnson

Citations

416 A.2d 485
490 Pa. 312
1980 Pa. LEXIS 706

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rejecting claim that counsel was ineffective in failing to object when judge and not jury imposed penalty; since minimum sentence was imposed, any error was harmless
rejecting claim that counsel was ineffective in failing to object when judge and not jury imposed penalty; since minimum sentence was imposed, any error was harmless
counsel’s failure to object when judge rather than jury imposed penalty was harmless because defendant received minimum sentence anyway
counsel's failure to object when judge rather than jury imposed penalty was harmless because defendant received minimum sentence anyway
Given the strength of Commonwealth’s case, defense counsel properly advised appellant to testify at trial.
court held a retrospective hearing on whether defendant was competent to stand trial; court determined, via the testimony of trial counsel and appellant, that appellant understood the nature of the trial proceedings

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Judges: Eagen, O'Brien, Roberts, Nix, Larsen, Flaherty, Kauffman

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