Commonwealth v. Preston’s Empirical Analysis
1992
Citation profile
4 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on City of Hazleton v. City Council · 346 Pa. Super. 129 - Commonwealth v. Martin · 351 Pa. Super. 79 - Commonwealth v. Haber · 404 Pa. Super. 408 - Commonwealth v. Bazabe · 398 Pa. Super. 440 - Commonwealth v. Rakes
Most-quoted passages
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“is ultimately to be made by the accused after full consultation with counsel. In order to support a claim that counsel was ineffective for “failing to call the appellant to the stand,” [the appellant] must demonstrate either that (1) counsel interfered with his client’s freedom to testify, or (2) counsel gave specific advice so unreasonable as to vitiate a knowing and intelligent decision by the client not to testify in his own behalf.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
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