Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 10/12/1994

Commonwealth v. Peterkin

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649 A.2d 121
538 Pa. 455
1994 Pa. LEXIS 504

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deeming a claim respecting the presentation of penalty phase evidence previously litigated where the appellant failed to show how the current claim was \substantially different from the one finally litigated ... on direct appeal\
counsel not ineffective for failing to present character evidence where defendant could be confronted with prior bad acts
counsel not ineffective for fading to present character evidence where defendant could be confronted with prior bad acts
prosecutor’s exhortation to jury to send a message to defendant in murder trial did not constitute misconduct
trial counsel not ineffective for not presenting certain mitigating character evidence since trial counsel had legitimate concerns that harmful effect of witnesses outweighed value of proposed character evidence
\[P]ost-conviction review of claims previously litigated on appeal cannot be obtained by alleging ineffective assistance of prior counsel and by presenting new theories of relief to support previously litigated claims.\

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Judges: Nix, Flaherty, Zappala, Papadakos, Cappy, Castille, Montemuro

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