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COM. v. DENNIS

No. 491 CAP

17 A.3d 297 (2011)

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee v. James DENNIS, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided January 18, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rebecca Gordon , Ryan David Guilds , Amy McGinnis , Arnold & Porter, LLP, Daniel Silverman , Silverman & Associates, P.C., for James Dennis.

Hugh J. Burns, Jr. , Philadelphia District Attorney's Office, Philadelphia, Amy Zapp , Harrisburg, for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

CASTILLE, C.J., SAYLOR, EAKIN, BAER, TODD, McCAFFERY, ORIE MELVIN, JJ.

OPINION

Justice TODD.

We remanded for a supplemental opinion following our initial review of this capital post-conviction appeal in 2008. The Post Conviction Relief Act ("PCRA")1 court issued its opinion on remand on March 17, 2010 and supplemental briefs were submitted thereafter. We now address Appellant James Dennis' allegations of trial counsel ineffectiveness for failing to investigate an alibi witness and his assertion...

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