COM. v. TOWNSELL


474 Pa. 563 (1977)

379 A.2d 98

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. Michael TOWNSELL, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided October 7, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles M. Golden, Philadelphia, for appellant.

F. Emmett Fitzpatrick, Dist. Atty., Steven H. Goldblatt, Asst. Dist. Atty., Chief, Appeals Div., for appellee.

Before JONES, C.J., and EAGEN, O'BRIEN, ROBERTS, POMEROY, NIX, MANDERINO and PACKEL, JJ.


OPINION

PACKEL, Justice.

The significant issue in this case is whether there was ineffective appellate advocacy in that appellant's counsel on the direct appeal did not brief or argue that the manifestly prejudicial summation by the assistant district attorney warranted a new trial. Such disregard, even as an alleged tactic, is attackable if it had no reasonable basis. The rule is well established that a course chosen...

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