Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 9/21/1979

Commonwealth v. Williams

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410 A.2d 880
270 Pa. Super. 27
1979 Pa. Super. LEXIS 2958

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holding that, in a murder case, a lay witness is competent to testify that a stain is blood
holding that “[a] lay witness is competent to testify that a stain or stains appeared to him to be blood[,]” and citing McLain v. Commonwealth, 99 Pa. 86 (1881)
a defendant has no constitutional right to proceed as co-counsel in his own defense
a defendant has no constitutional right to proceed as co-counsel in his own defense

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Judges: Montgomery, O'Brien, Honeyman

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