Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Woods

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided April 21, 1998PublishedCited by 23 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BROSKY, Judge.

This is an appeal from a judgment of sentence imposed upon appellant after he was convicted in a jury trial of two counts of aggravated assault, one count of robbery, one count of criminal conspiracy and two counts of possessing a weapon on the streets. Appellant raises three allegations of ineffective assistance of counsel—in not calling a defense witness, in not challenging the sufficiency of the evidence and in not objecting to the court’s charge on aggravated assault— and also argues that the court erred in not giving an inconsistent statement charge and that appellant…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. SimmonsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1995
  2. Commonwealth v. LivelySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1992
  3. Commonwealth v. SamuelSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1991
  4. Commonwealth v. SavageSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1989
  5. Commonwealth v. LopezSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1995

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3Cited by23 opinions

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