Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 12/28/1994

Commonwealth v. Jones

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651 A.2d 1101
539 Pa. 222
1994 Pa. LEXIS 818

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“[C]ounsel’s strategic decision to seek acquittal rather than pursue a diminished capacity defense does not constitute ineffective assistance if there is a reasonable basis for the strategy chosen”
\[C]ounsel's strategic decision to seek acquittal rather than pursue a diminished capacity defense does not constitute ineffective assistance if there is a reasonable basis for the strategy chosen\
statements at hospital and bum center where the defendant was being treated for second and third degree bums were found to be voluntary
\The order in which evidence is presented is a matter committed to the trial court's discretion and its rulings will not be interfered with absent an abuse of that discretion.\
grave risk of death to another person found when defendant bound, gagged and set on fire two women in the basement of a row home in the City of Philadelphia

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Judges: Nix, Flaherty, Zappala, Papadakos, Cappy, Castille, Montemuro

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