Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 11/20/2008

Commonwealth v. Kennedy

Citations

959 A.2d 916
598 Pa. 621
2008 Pa. LEXIS 2050

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holding that counsel’s failure to request a continuance waives the issue on appeal
holding that counsel’s failure to request a continuance waives the issue on appeal
noting that a specific intent to kill may be inferred from the use of a deadly weapon upon a vital part of the victim’s body
holding the defendant’s failure to request a continuance waives the issue on appeal
setting forth the prevailing standard of review relative to claims of prosecutorial misconduct
finding Sixth Amendment issue waived where defendant failed to raise objection on this basis at trial

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Judges: Castille, Saylor, Eakin, Baer, Todd, McCaffery, Greenspan

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