Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 11/9/2000

Commonwealth v. Lawson

Citations

762 A.2d 753
2000 Pa. Super. 336
2000 Pa. Super. LEXIS 3050

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holding that a defendant who makes a knowing, voluntary, intelligent decision regarding his right to testify may not later claim ineffective assistance of counsel for his own decision
stating that “[a] defendant who voluntarily waives the right to call witnesses during a colloquy cannot later claim ineffective assistance and purport that he was coerced by counsel”
stating that a defendant who made a knowing, voluntary, and intelligent waiver of testimony may not later claim ineffective assistance of counsel for failure to allow defendant to testify
holding defendant could not pursue claim that counsel interfered with his right to testify when he had said under oath that no one forced him to give up the right
providing that “a defendant who made a knowing, voluntary, intelligent waiver of [his right to testify in his own defense] may not later claim ineffective assistance of counsel for failure to testify”
collecting persuasive cases and applying them in the context of a PCRA ineffectiveness claim

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Judges: Stevens, Lally-Green, Olszewski

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