Heurtematte v. Yarris

How courts have described this case

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• counsel not ineffective for declining voluntary manslaughter charge/claim of sell-defense in attempt to gain outright acquittal
• counsel not ineffective for pursuing acquittal where Commonwealth evidence in conflict as to defendant’s conduct at time of slaying
• strategy seeking acquittal rather than one seeking verdict of manslaughter was effective assistance
• \[C]ertain decisions during trial are within the exclusive province of counsel.\

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).