Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Chmiel
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided November 9, 2011PublishedCited by 401 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Justice McCAFFERY.
In this capital appeal, David Chmiel (“Appellant”) challenges the dismissal, following a hearing, of his petition for collateral relief filed pursuant to the Post Conviction Relief Act (“PCRA”).1 After careful consideration of Appellant’s arguments, we affirm the PCRA court’s order dismissing his claims.
On September 6, 2002, following a three-week jury trial, Appellant was convicted of three counts of first-degree murder for the deaths of Angelina Lunario, James Lunar-io, and Victor Lunario. He was also convicted of two counts of robbery and one count of burglary.…
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3Cited by401 opinions
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