Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 11/26/2007

Commonwealth v. Williams

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936 A.2d 12
594 Pa. 366
2007 Pa. LEXIS 2440

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holding that evidence of the same type of non-charged conduct was admissible to show the :full extent and scope of the conspiracy
holding that if trial counsel was not ineffective with respect to claim underlying allegation of ineffectiveness, then appellate counsel cannot be deemed ineffective for failing to raise claim of trial counsel’s ineffectiveness
stating that a jury is presumed to follow the trial court’s instructions
counsel not ineffective for failing to foresee changes in law
counsel not ineffective for failing to foresee changes in law
“this Court has recognized a res gestae exception to Rule 404(b) which allows admission of other crimes evidence when relevant to furnish the context or complete story of the events surrounding a crime”

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Judges: Cappy, Castille, Saylor, Eakin, Baer, Baldwin, Fitzgerald

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