Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 6/17/2008

Commonwealth v. Williams

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950 A.2d 294
597 Pa. 109
2008 Pa. LEXIS 919

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finding that the litigant’s ineffectiveness claim was undermined, and that relief was not due, where the litigant failed to address this Court’s determination on direct appeal that prejudice had not been shown relative to the underlying claim
citing, inter alia, United States v. Cronic, 466 U.S. 648, 104 S.Ct. 2039, 80 L.Ed.2d 657 (1984
noting potential prejudice caused by propensity arguments but holding that the error was harmless due to overwhelming evidence of the defendant’s guilt
rejecting claim that prior counsel were ineffective for not challenging introduction of other crime evidence as violating due process or seeking limiting instruction in light of holding on direct appeal that any error in admitting evidence was harmless
counsel is not per se ineffective upon having a short amount of time to prepare for trial
conclusion on direct appeal that error was harmless because of overwhelming evidence of guilt undermined and ultimately defeated appellant's claim of ineffectiveness on collateral review because appellant could not demonstrate prejudice

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Judges: Baer, Castille, Eakin, McCAFFERY, Saylor, Todd

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