COM. v. DAVENPORT


494 Pa. 532 (1981)

431 A.2d 982

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. James DAVENPORT, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided July 8, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Melvin Fisher, Mitchell S. Strutin, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, for appellant.

Robert B. Lawler, Chief, Appeals Div., Sarah Vandenbraak, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, for appellee.

Before O'BRIEN, C.J., and ROBERTS, NIX, LARSEN, FLAHERTY and KAUFFMAN, JJ.


OPINION OF THE COURT

ROBERTS, Justice.

These are appeals from the judgment of sentence imposed on convictions arising from a robbery and stabbing death. Represented by new, appointed counsel, appellant James Davenport contends that his privately-retained trial counsel provided constitutionally ineffective assistance by failing to pursue the theory that appellant was voluntarily intoxicated when the alleged offenses were committed. We conclude that there...

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