Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 7/6/2001

Commonwealth v. Ligons

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773 A.2d 1231
565 Pa. 417
2001 Pa. LEXIS 1417

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rejecting Appellant’s claim that the prosecutor’s closing argument in the penalty phase improperly interjected victim impact evidence into the case
rejecting Appellant's claim that the prosecutor's closing argument in the penalty phase improperly interjected victim impact evidence into the case
stating that “the trial court is accorded broad discretion in fashioning a remedy [for a Commonwealth discovery violation], with a mistrial warranted only when the violation is of such nature as to deprive the defendant of a fair trial” (citation omitted)
“[Ajrguments of counsel are not evidence.”

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Judges: Nigro, Flaherty, Zappala, Cappy, Castille, Newman, Saylor

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