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COM. v. LASSITER

722 A.2d 657 (1998)

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee, v. Lori LASSITER, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided December 23, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Norris Gelman, Philadelphia, for Lori Lassiter, appellant.

Catherine Marshall, Philadelphia, for the Com.

Before FLAHERTY, C.J., and ZAPPALA, CAPPY, CASTILLE, NIGRO, NEWMAN and SAYLOR, JJ.

OPINION ANNOUNCING THE JUDGMENT OF THE COURT

CASTILLE, Justice.

This Court granted review in order to determine whether: (1) trial counsel was ineffective for failing to advise petitioner that the Commonwealth's promise not to pursue the death penalty if she agreed to a bench trial constituted illusory consideration because the death penalty would not have applied had the matter gone before a jury; and (2...

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