Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 4/1/2004

Commonwealth v. Williams

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846 A.2d 105
577 Pa. 473
2004 Pa. LEXIS 710
2004 WL 635558

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requiring a defendant asserting diminished capacity to present psychiatric testimony in support of claim
no relief due, where PCRA court did not find witnesses credible concerning appellant's claim of trial counsel's ineffectiveness for failing to investigate, develop, and present significant mitigating evidence
no relief due, where PCRA court did not find witnesses credible concerning appellant's claim of trial counsel's ineffectiveness for failing to investigate, develop, and present significant mitigating evidence
“[EJven if counsel had thoroughly investigated [the appellant’s] past, the presentation of a diminished capacity defense would have directly contradicted [the appellant’s] assertions that someone else had committed the crime, and thus would not have been an available defense.”
“It is unclear whether the [PCRA] court specifically considered the (e)(8) mitigator.”
\It is unclear whether the [PCRA] court specifically considered the (e)(8) mitigator.\

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Judges: Cappy, C.J., and Castille, Nigro, Newman, Saylor, Eakin and Baer

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