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Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 10/21/2004

Commonwealth v. Moore

Citations

  • 860 A.2d 88
  • 580 Pa. 279

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  • holding that where a defendant is granted a new penalty hearing, all remaining penalty phase issues are rendered moot
  • noting that evidence of traumatic childhood \may or may not be perceived as mitigating one juror might see this as reason for sympathy; another might see it as assuring [the defendant] his violence permanently ingrained in him\
  • noting that the issue does not rest on \previously litigated evidence\
  • noting that evidence of traumatic childhood \may or may not be perceived as mitigating (one juror might see this as reason for sympathy; another might see it as assuring [the defendant] his violence permanently ingrained in him\
  • noting that because direct appeal preceded Grant, appellate counsel was obliged to argue that trial counsel was ineffective for failing to raise sufficient mitigation evidence \even though there was no record of what mitigating evidence was available to trial counsel\
  • noting that because direct appeal preceded Grant, appellate counsel was obliged to argue that trial counsel was ineffective for failing to raise sufficient mitigation evidence “even though there was no record of what mitigating evidence was available to trial counsel”

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Judges: Cappy, Castille, Nigro, Newman, Saylor, Eakin, Baer

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