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Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 4/4/1991

Commonwealth v. Johnson

Citations

  • 588 A.2d 1303
  • 527 Pa. 118
  • 1991 Pa. LEXIS 86

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • holding that a prosecutor's comments stating that a defendant had lied were neither unfair nor prejudicial when given in response to the comments of defense counsel in relation to the credibility of witnesses, and when they were supported by the evidence
  • holding that a prosecutor’s comments stating that a defendant had lied were neither unfair nor prejudicial when given in response to the comments of defense counsel in relation to the credibility of witnesses, and when they were supported by the evidence
  • holding that a prosecutor’s comments stating that a defendant had lied were neither unfair nor prejudicial when given in response to the comments of defense counsel in relation to the credibility of witnesses, and when they were supported by the evidence
  • holding that a prosecutor's comments stating that a defendant had lied were neither unfair nor prejudicial when given in response to the comments of defense counsel in relation to the credibility of witnesses, and when they were supported by the evidence
  • holding that a prosecutor’s comments stating that a defendant had lied were neither unfair nor prejudicial when given in response to the comments of defense counsel in relation to the credibility of witnesses, and when they were supported by the evidence
  • counsel’s assistance is deemed constitutionally effective once it is determined that underlying claim is not of arguable merit

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Judges: Nix, Larsen, Flaherty, Zappala, Papadakos, Cappy, McDermott

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