Commonwealth v. Grazier

OPINION OF THE COURT

FLAHERTY, Chief Justice.

This is an appeal from a memorandum decision of Superior Court which affirmed an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County denying a petition under the Post Conviction Hearing Act (PCHA), 42 Pa.C.S. § 9541 et seq. 1

In 1983, the appellant, Guy Thomas Grazier, was convicted of kidnapping. The conviction arose from an incident in which eyewitnesses saw appellant and his co-defendant, Bruce Thomas, carry a body out of Thomas’ apartment, place it in the trunk of Thomas’ car, and drive away. Several hours later the body of Thomas’ girlfriend,…