testimony; and the trial was moved forward from June to April, resulting in incomplete defense investigations before trial. Because these issues are intertwined, we combine their discussion. Appellant notes the American Bar Association (ABA) guidelines recommend two qualified trial attorneys should represent the defendant in death penalty cases. Appellant’s Brief, at 22 (citing ABA Guidelines for the Appointment and Performance of Counsel in Death Penalty Cases, Guideline 2.1). This Court has never endorsed or adopted the ABA guidelines in full. Williams, at 527 n. 6 (Saylor, J., dissenting). We do not do so now. Appointment of additional counsel is not a right; it is within the trial court’s discretion. Commonwealth v. Champney, 574 Pa. 485, 832 A.2d 403, 414 (2003) (citation omitted) (<HOLDING>). Appointment of counsel must be made at such
holding that the right applies at capital sentencing in particular holding that tendering of assault instruction in attempted capital murder case was sufficient under rule 5a18 to alert the trial judge and the commonwealth that simple assault is a lesserincluded offense of attempted capital murder and that the defendant believed sufficient evidence supported granting the instruction holding teague applies to capital cases recognizing the common practice of substituting specialized capital counsel for habeas petitions filed by capital defendants holding one attorney was sufficient to try entire capital case