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COM. v. D'AMATO

856 A.2d 806 (2004)

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee v. Joseph D'AMATO, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided September 2, 2004.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Neil E. Jokelson, Philadelphia, for Joseph D'Amato.

Hugh J. Burns, Philadelphia, Amy Zapp, Harrisburg, for Com. of Pa.

Before: CAPPY, C.J., and CASTILLE, NIGRO, NEWMAN, SAYLOR, EAKIN and BAER, JJ.

OPINION

Justice SAYLOR.

This is an appeal from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County dismissing a capital, post-conviction petition. For the reasons that follow, we affirm in part, and remand for limited further proceedings.

I. Background

The facts and procedural history underlying the judgment of sentence in this matter are detailed in this Court's disposition...

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