269 Pa. Super. 505 - Commonwealth v. Albertson’s Empirical Analysis
1979
Citation profile
16
cited by 16 later decisions
1
states following
July 2015
most recently cited
16 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Glasser v. United States · Commonwealth Ex Rel. Washington v. Maroney · Commonwealth v. Sullivan · Commonwealth v. Walker · Commonwealth v. Via
Most-quoted passages
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“[Cjounsel’s assistance is deemed constitutionally effective once we are able to conclude that the particular course chosen by counsel had some reasonable basis designed to effectuate his client’s interests. The test is not whether other alternatives were more reasonable, employing a hindsight evaluation of the record. Although weigh the alternatives we must, the balance tips in favor of a finding of effective assistance as soon as it is determined that trial counsel’s decisions had any reasonable basis, (emphasis in original).”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“A conflict may be established if a defendant can show either: (1) that he had a substantial defense, which was not raised, that was inconsistent with that of his co-defendant. . .”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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