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COM. v. BAXTER

537 Pa. 41 (1994)

640 A.2d 1271

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee, v. Dennis BAXTER, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided April 25, 1994.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Janis Smarro, Philadelphia, for D. Baxter.

Catherine Marshall, Ronald Eisenberg, Philadelphia, for Com.

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

OPINION OF THE COURT

CAPPY, Justice.

In this appeal, the Appellant contends that trial counsel provided ineffective assistance for failing to investigate the background of the Commonwealth's primary witness. Appellant asserts that an investigation would have disclosed that the witness was incarcerated at the time that the Appellant allegedly confessed to him, directly contradicting the witness's testimony that he was at the Appellant's home when the...

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