Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Busanet
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided October 19, 2012PublishedCited by 270 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Justice BAER.
Following several evidentiary hearings in this post-conviction capital case, the Court of Common Pleas of Berks County (“PCRA court”) dismissed the petition filed by Appellant Jose Busanet pursuant to the Post Conviction Relief Act (“PCRA”), 42 Pa.C.S. §§ 9541-9546. For the reasons set forth herein, we affirm.1
The facts underlying Appellant’s conviction of first degree murder and related offenses are discussed in our opinion affirming his judgment of sentence on direct appeal. Commonwealth v. Busanet, 572 Pa. 535, 817 A.2d 1060 (2002). We shall reiterate those facts which…
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