Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 3/17/1987

Commonwealth v. Williams

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522 A.2d 1058
514 Pa. 62
1987 Pa. LEXIS 637

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death sentence cannot stand where jurors were informed that appellant was wanted in two other states on murder charges
death sentence cannot stand where jurors were informed that appellant was wanted in two other states on murder charges
trial court’s ruling on a challenge for cause, based upon prospective juror's answers and demeanor during voir dire, will not be reversed absent a palpable abuse of discretion
refusal to grant request for appointment of new counsel on eve of trial was not abuse of discretion given defendant’s failure to state “substantial reasons” why new counsel should be appointed
“penalty [to] be fixed by the same jury which determined guilt.”
\penalty [to] be fixed by the same jury which determined guilt.\

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Judges: Nix, Larsen, Flaherty, McDermott, Hutchinson, Zappala, Papadakos

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