Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 6/19/2006

Commonwealth v. Williams

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899 A.2d 1060
587 Pa. 304
2006 Pa. LEXIS 995

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holding that issues not raised in PCRA petition cannot be considered for first time on appeal
concluding that issues that were not raised in an appellant’s PCRA petition are waived
stating that “[f]ailure to address any prong of the [ineffectiveness] test will defeat an ineffectiveness claim.”
concluding paragraph (a)(2) precludes relief as to evidence discovered prior to conviction where the DNA technology existed at the time of trial, the verdict was reached after January 1, 1995, and the court never refused funds for the testing
stating, “[i]f counsel’s chosen course had some reasonable basis, the inquiry ends and counsel’s assistance is deemed effective.”
explaining counsel’s failure [J-38-2023] [MO: Wecht, J.] - 45 to pursue DNA testing could have been motivated by a reasonable strategy because the results might have been inculpatory

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