Commonwealth v. Dehart

OLSZEWSKI, J.:

¶ 1 Robert Dehart appeals the dismissal by the trial court of his second PCRA petition. For the following reason, we affirm.

¶ 2 On November 17, 1983, appellant was found guilty of first-degree murder in the ambush slaying of Terry Hatch following his escape from the State Correctional Institution at Huntington. He was also found guilty of the lesser charges of robbery, burglary, and escape. A jury imposed the penalty of death; his conviction and sentence was affirmed by our Supreme Court in 1986. Commonwealth v. DeHart, 512 Pa. 235, 516 A.2d 656 (1986).

¶ 3 Appellant subsequently…