Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 12/28/2007

Commonwealth v. Romero

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938 A.2d 362
595 Pa. 275
2007 Pa. LEXIS 2961

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indicating that “[pjrior to Williams and its progeny, case law regarding what is required of counsel during the penalty phase was not as exacting as today” and declining to apply Williams and Wiggins to cases litigated prior to their issuance
at time of trial, Williams and Wiggins had not been decided, and degree of investigation required for capital counsel to not be deemed ineffective had not evolved to extent currently required
at time of trial, Williams and Wiggins had not been decided, and degree of investigation required for capital counsel to not be deemed ineffective had not evolved to extent currently required
\no requirement that co-defendants receive separate penalty hearings once both are found guilty.\

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Judges: Cappy, Castille, Saylor, Eakin, Baer, Baldwin, Fitzgerald

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