Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 3/18/2003

Commonwealth v. Todd

Citations

820 A.2d 707
2003 Pa. Super. 101
2003 Pa. Super. LEXIS 369

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holding that there is no express requirement that a trial court conduct a colloquy to determine whether a defendant understood his or her right to testify
explaining that this Court “must defer to the credibility determinations made by the [PCRA] court that observed a witness’s demeanor first hand
explaining that Superior Court “must defer to the credibility determinations made by the [PCRA] court that observed a witness’s demeanor first hand”
explaining that this Court “must defer to the credibility determinations made by the [PCRA] court that observed a witness’s demeanor first hand”
explaining that there is no express requirement that a trial court conduct a colloquy with regard to a defendant’s right to testify
noting that “there is no express requirement that a trial court conduct such a colloquy with regard to a defendant’s right to testify.”

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Judges: Joyce, Bender, Beck

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