Opinion ID: 2086402
Heading Depth: 5
Heading Rank: 2

Heading: Failure to Impeach Baker

Text: Second, Appellant claims that trial counsel was ineffective for failing to impeach Baker's credibility by, inter alia, presenting evidence of Freeman's acquittal; presenting evidence that Baker could not have seen what she claimed to have seen; presenting evidence of a history of animosity between Baker and Johnson and between Baker and Appellant; and by comparing Baker's testimony at Appellant's trial to her allegedly inconsistent testimony at Freeman's trial. Even if any of these claims had arguable merit, Appellant does not prove, or even allege, that counsel's errors so undermined the truth-determining process that no reliable adjudication of guilt or innocence could have taken place. 42 Pa.C.S. § 9543(a)(2)(ii). Accordingly, no relief is due.