Commonwealth v. Ryder

*406OPINION OF THE COURT

EAGEN, Chief Justice.

Appellant, Edward Ryder, was convicted of murder of the first degree and conspiracy to murder after a jury trial in Philadelphia. Motions for a new trial and in arrest of judgment were' filed and denied. Ryder, represented by trial counsel, filed a direct appeal in this Court, and the judgment of sentence was affirmed.1 Ryder then petitioned for relief under the Post Conviction Hearing Act2 (PCHA). After two evidentiary hearings, at which Ryder was represented by new counsel, the PCHA court denied relief. This appeal is from that order.

In this…