Commonwealth v. Faulkner

OPINION

CAPPY, Justice.

This is a direct appeal from the decision of the trial court denying appellant’s request for relief pursuant to the Post-Conviction Relief Act. (PCRA). 1 For the reasons set forth herein, the order of the trial court is affirmed.

Appellant was convicted of two counts of first-degree murder and sentenced to death for each count on June 5, 1989. 2 The judgment of sentence was affirmed on direct appeal at Commonwealth v. Faulkner, 528 Pa. 57, 595 A.2d 28 (1991). The United States Supreme Court denied a petition for writ of certiorari on April 20, 1992. On January 16, 1997 a…