Commonwealth v. Bell

CIRILLO, President Judge Emeritus:

Appellant Larry L. Bell appeals from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County denying his petition for relief under the Post-Conviction Relief Act. See 42 Pa.C.S.A. § 9541 et seq. (“PCRA”). We affirm.

Larry Bell and Elwood Small conspired to rob Patrick Blake, a drug dealer from whom Bell had recently purchased marijuana. After arming themselves, Bell with a shotgun and Small with a twelve-inch kitchen knife, the two men went to Blake’s apartment in the 6300 block of Germantown Avenue in Philadelphia and demanded money from him. Bell…