Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 12/18/2003

Commonwealth v. Rush

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838 A.2d 651
576 Pa. 3
2003 Pa. LEXIS 2399

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observing that a defendant has an absolute right to poll the jury after it reaches a verdict of death
observing that a defendant has an absolute right to poll the jury after it reaches a verdict of death
holding that a PCRA court did not abuse its discretion in denying a petitioner’s claim without a hearing when the merits of the claim “could be adequately reviewed based upon the record and it [was] unclear what purpose an evidentiary hearing would have served”
holding that a PCRA court did not abuse its discretion in denying a petitioner's claim without a hearing when the merits of the claim \could be adequately reviewed based upon the record and it [was] unclear what purpose an evidentiary hearing would have served\
noting that appellant’s failure to present argument as to appellate counsel ineffectiveness was “specifically the type of presentation defect that the remand provision in McGill was created to address”
noting that appellant's failure to present argument as to appellate counsel ineffectiveness was \specifically the type of presentation defect that the remand provision in McGill was created to address\

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

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