Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 9/2/1983
Commonwealth v. Mayfield
Citations
- 465 A.2d 40
- 318 Pa. Super. 450
- 1983 Pa. Super. LEXIS 3851
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- appellate counsel alleged ineffectiveness of trial counsel in failing to obtain continuance in order to obtain eyewitnesses; allegations insufficient to warrant remand because no allegation of who witnesses were or that they would have been helpful or would have provided material evidence
- appellate counsel alleged ineffectiveness of trial counsel in failing to obtain continuance in order to obtain eyewitnesses; allegations insufficient to warrant remand because no allegation of who witnesses were or that they would have been helpful or would have provided material evidence
- “[O]ur appellate courts are not hesitant to remand appeals to the trial court for an evidentiary hearing to determine the grounds for the conduct of counsel when the reasons, if any, for the inaction cannot be determined from the record.”
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Judges: Cercone, McEwen, Hoffman
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6 cases in this archive cite this case.
- Reilly v. Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation AuthoritySupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1984-10-01· cited 45×
- Commonwealth v. EvansSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1985-04-19· cited 44×
- Commonwealth v. TorresSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1984-05-18· cited 22×
- Commonwealth v. BradfordSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1985-02-21· cited 8×
- Commonwealth v. GrantSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 1984-06-08· cited 1×
- Commonwealth v. EvansSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 1984-06-01
Cites
10 cases in this archive are cited by this case.
- Commonwealth Ex Rel. Washington v. MaroneySupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1967-11-14· cited 1,351×
- Commonwealth v. TwiggsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1975-01-27· cited 298×
- Commonwealth v. PettusSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1981-02-05· cited 291×
- Commonwealth v. MabieSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1976-07-06· cited 129×
- Commonwealth v. EvansSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1980-04-24· cited 119×
- Commonwealth v. BrownSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 1983-05-06· cited 19×
- Commonwealth v. KaufmanSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 1982-11-12· cited 18×
- Commonwealth v. StaffordSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 1982-11-15· cited 14×
- Commonwealth v. JenningsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1980-05-30· cited 11×
- Commonwealth v. WhiteSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1982-08-27· cited 6×
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