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COM. v. GILLESPIE

423 Pa.Super. 128 (1993)

620 A.2d 1143

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. Neil GILLESPIE, Appellant.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania.

Filed January 6, 1993.

Reargument Denied March 12, 1993.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bradley S. Bridge, Asst. Public Defender, Philadelphia, for appellant.

Hugh J. Burns, Jr., Asst. Dist. Atty., Philadelphia, for Com., appellee.

Before OLSZEWSKI, KELLY and HOFFMAN, JJ.

KELLY, Judge:

In this appeal, we are called upon to determine whether trial counsel's failure to interview and present character witnesses, referred to him by his client, constitutes ineffective assistance of counsel. We conclude that the principles of Commonwealth v. Weiss, 530 Pa. 1, 606 A.2d 439 (1992), are applicable to this case; therefore...

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