Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Cox
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided December 22, 2004No. 384 CAPPublishedCited by 71 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Justice NEWMAN.
Russell Cox (Appellant) appeals from the Order of the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County (PCRA court) dismissing his Petition for Post-Conviction Relief pursuant to the Post-Conviction Relief Act (PCRA), 42 Pa.C.S. §§ 9541-9546. For the reasons set forth herein, we affirm the Order of the PCRA court.
FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
On February 26, 1986, at approximately 7:00 p.m., Appellant accompanied Percy Lee (Lee) to the North Philadelphia apartment of Evelyn Brown, where Lee resided prior to being evicted. For approximately one year preceding this date, Lee, a…
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