Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 6/20/1995

Commonwealth v. Williams

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660 A.2d 1316
541 Pa. 85
1995 Pa. LEXIS 466

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reaching claims under relaxed waiver despite fact that appellant’s counsel “failed to object at trial to any of the errors now asserted”
reaching claims under relaxed waiver despite fact that appellant's counsel \failed to object at trial to any of the errors now asserted\
Court will not countenance trial counsel intentionally sitting silently at trial only later to complain of trial errors on appeal after negative verdict entered
evidence of motive admissible even where it has no direct bearing on guilt of crime charged
jury may consider all of defendant’s existing convictions, including crimes committed after the crime at issue
jury may consider all of defendant's existing convictions, including crimes committed after the crime at issue

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Judges: Nix, Flaherty, Zappala, Papadakos, Cappy, Castille, Montemuro

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