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By Karl R. Keys, Esq.

This week’s email edition is now available: Opinions from Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court dominate this double edition.  In Comm v. David Allen Sattazahn relief is granted on the failure of trial counsel to adequately investigate potential penalty phase defenses.  In Comm. v. Joseph Daniel Miller the same court affirms the PCRA trial court’s grant of relief under Atkins v. Virginia.  Finally, in the favorable column, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court in Comm. v. Ronald Gibson remands for further hearings on claims that trial counsel failed to adequately perform in the penalty phase. Wrapping up the remaining “wins,” in Robert Alan Fratta v. Quarterman a panel of the Fifth Circuit grants relief on a Confrontation Clause challenge to the use co-defendants’ statements where the state failed to put those potential witnesses on the stand...continue to full post

Full post as published by Capital Defense Weekly on August 11, 2008 (boomark / email).