Commonwealth v. Gibson

OPINION

Justice SAYLOR.1

After remand in this capital post-conviction appeal, we address the appellant’s allegations of trial court error, prosecutorial misconduct, and ineffective assistance of counsel.

*409On December 24, 1990, Appellant and two companions, Gregory Tancemore and David Green, drove to a Philadelphia bar known as Woody’s Playhouse, where approximately thirty other patrons were present. Appellant entered a restroom at the rear of the establishment, where he confronted an off-duty bouncer, pointing a .45 caliber semi-automatic handgun at his stomach. A struggle ensued, and Tancemore…