Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 3/29/2011

Commonwealth v. Smith

Citations

17 A.3d 873
609 Pa. 605
2011 Pa. LEXIS 684

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holding that counsel was not ineffective for failing to investigate the defendant’s mental health and present a diminished capacity defense because the defendant denied participation in the crime
com-meriting that \this case presents the all too common problem of an inadequate PCRA court opinion” in which such court \ignored entirely certain claims”
holding if defense counsel opens the door to a line of questioning on cross-examination the trial court may permit the Commonwealth to continue the line of questioning on re-direct examination
recognizing where appellant “specifically denied having committed the offenses, … counsel cannot be held ineffective for failing to present an inconsistent defense.”
finding that new eyewitness testimony from a witness who was known to Appellant at the time of trial did not constitute after-discovered evidence because the content of the witness's statement could have been obtained at or prior to trial
considering ineffectiveness based on a case decided one week before the final supplemental post-trial motion

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Judges: Castille, Saylor, Eakin, Baer, Todd, McCaffery, Melvin

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