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COM. v. DOSWELL

533 Pa. 228 (1993)

621 A.2d 104

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee, v. John W. DOSWELL, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided February 17, 1993.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert A. Crisanti (Court-appointed), Pittsburgh, for appellant.

Robert E. Colville, Dist. Atty., Claire C. Capristo, Deputy Dist. Atty., James R. Gilmore, Asst. Dist. Atty., Pittsburgh, for appellee.

Before NIX, C.J., and LARSEN, FLAHERTY, ZAPPALA, PAPADAKOS, CAPPY and MONTEMURO, JJ.

OPINION ANNOUNCING THE JUDGMENT OF THE COURT

FLAHERTY, Justice.

The sole issue raised on this appeal is whether appellant Doswell was denied effective assistance of counsel when his trial attorney failed to object to the prosecutor's attempt to impeach the credibility of a defense witness with an unsentenced criminal charge.

On August 4, 1989, Doswell was convicted by a jury sitting in the Court of Common...

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