Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2/26/1998

Commonwealth v. Whitney

Citations

708 A.2d 471
550 Pa. 618
78 A.L.R. 5th 671
1998 Pa. LEXIS 175

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finding that there was sufficient evidence to find torture despite jury instruction being limited to language of statute
finding counsel had reasonable basis not to object to reference to post-arrest silence where, in context, it was not likely to suggest that “silence is the equivalent of a tacit admission of guilt”
counsel not ineffective for failing to call witness at penalty phase who would merely have given cumulative mitigating evidence
counsel not ineffective for failing to call witness at penalty phase who would merely have given cumulative mitigating evidence
same, where victim stabbed twenty-eight times, twenty-six of the twenty-eight wounds were non-lethal, during four separate attacks
same, where victim stabbed twenty-eight times, twenty-six of the twenty-eight wounds were non-lethal, during four separate attacks

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Judges: Flaherty, Zappala, Cappy, Castille, Nigro, Newman, Saylor

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