Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1/19/2005

Commonwealth v. Saranchak

Citations

866 A.2d 292
581 Pa. 490
2005 Pa. LEXIS 102

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holding that where evidence of guilt was overwhelming trial counsel’s ineffectiveness failed the prejudice prong
holding that where there is “some evidence” to support one of the statutory mitigators, the trial court must instruct the jury on that circumstance
holding that a claim of trial counsel's ineffectiveness fails to establish prejudice where there is \overwhelming evidence\ of guilt
holding that were evidence of guilt was so overwhelming, trial counsel’s ineffectiveness failed the prejudice prong
noting that “the court, nevertheless, would have returned” the same verdict, and highlighting the fact that the PCRA judge was also the judge at the degree of guilt hearing
no prejudice for failing to present diminished capacity defense where crime involved complex series of actions and appellant gave detailed statements after the crime

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

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