Commonwealth v. Kolenovic

How courts have described this case

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

• noting “extreme difficulty in successfully defending a murder case based on a lack of criminal responsibility defense”
• reversing allowance of motion for new trial where counsel's decision \was an informed exercise of his prerogative to decide on the defense strategy\
• evaluating strategic decision by \search[ing] for rationality in counsel's strategic decisions . . . and not [taking into account] whether counsel could have made alternative choices\
• expert’s failure to correct counsel’s approach after consultation permits assumption that trial counsel’s strategy was acceptable
• no ineffective assistance where defense counsel made strategic decision to pursue specific trial strategy, unless decision was manifestly unreasonable
• where ineffective assistance claim is based on tactical or strategic decision by counsel, defendant may show counsel was ineffective only if decision was “manifestly unreasonable” when made

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).