Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 5/27/1983

Commonwealth v. Jones

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460 A.2d 739
501 Pa. 162
1983 Pa. LEXIS 563

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holding that issue of prosecutorial misconduct was waived on appeal where defense counsel immediately objected to prosecutor’s conduct but made no request for mistrial or curative instructions
holding that, even where defense counsel immediately objected to the prosecutor’s conduct, a claim of prosecutorial misconduct is waived where defense counsel failed to request mistrial or curative instructions
finding prosecutorial misconduct claim waived where defense counsel immediately objected to the prosecutor’s conduct but failed to request mistrial or curative instructions
deeming issue waived where defense counsel immediately objected to prosecutor’s conduct but failed to request mistrial or curative instructions
concluding claim that the defendant was deprived of a fair trial by the prosecutor’s misconduct during arguments was waived “because defense counsel immediately objected (which objection was sustained), but made no request for mistrial or curative instructions”
finding prosecutorial misconduct claim waived where defense counsel immediately objected to the prosecutor’s conduct but failed to request mistrial or curative instructions

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Judges: Zappala, Roberts, Nix, Larsen, Flaherty, McDermott

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