Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 10/14/1986

Commonwealth v. Johnson

Citations

517 A.2d 1311
358 Pa. Super. 435
1986 Pa. Super. LEXIS 12616

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stating that it is for the fact-finder to determine credibility of witnesses and they are “free to reject it, accept it, or give it some weight between the two”
holding the failure to request a pre-sentence report is not per se ineffective, but rather, ineffectiveness “will only be found when the contents of the report would have caused the sentencing judge to impose a lesser sentence.”
finding an abundance of probable cause where a controlled buy was conducted within 48 hours of the execution of the search wherein defendant left residence and met with informant who returned to police with drugs
finding an abundance of probable cause where a controlled buy was conducted within 48 hours of the execution of the search wherein defendant left residence and met with informant who returned to police with drugs
counsel only ineffective for failing to request PSI where contents of report would have caused sentencing court to impose lesser sentence

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Judges: Olszewski, Cercone, and Hester

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