Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 11/28/2005

Commonwealth v. Zook

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887 A.2d 1218
585 Pa. 11
2005 Pa. LEXIS 2589

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approving a standard based on the Mental Health Procedures Act for competence to continue with PCRA proceedings, thus precluding participation by putative next friends
affirming trial judge's conclusion that defendant was \mentally ill and not incompetent to proceed\
new penalty hearing required where inadequate penalty presentation “simply was a result of inattention to the mitigating evidence that was known, or should have been known, to counsel”
“An allegation is deemed to be waived if the petitioner could have raised it but failed to do so before trial, at trial, during unitary review, on appeal or in a prior state postconviction proceeding.”
testimony of Dr. Richard G. Dudley, Jr.
testimony of Dr. Richard G. Dudley, Jr.

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Judges: Cappy, Castille, Nigro, Newman, Saylor, Eakin, Baer

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