Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 3/28/1996

Commonwealth v. Thompson

Citations

674 A.2d 217
543 Pa. 634
1996 Pa. LEXIS 525

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reiterating that case law establishes that “once a defendant has expressed a clear intent to either include or exclude the [no-adverse-inference] charge that intent must be carried out”
reasoning that counsel will not be deemed ineffective for failing to request the “no adverse inference” instruction or for failing to conduct a colloquy specifically waiving the instruction unless there is a showing of prejudice
stating charge “adequately and correctly established the requirements which the jury must find in order to render a verdict on the issue of accomplice liability for first degree murder”
stating charge \adequately and correctly established the requirements which the jury must find in order to render a verdict on the issue of accomplice liability for first degree murder\
upholding accomplice liability instructions nearly identical to those quoted above
jury charge regarding accomplice liability which provided that “he’s an accomplice if with the intent to promote or facilitate the commission of the crime he ... aids or attempts to aid the other person in committing it” was a correct statement of law

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

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