Commonwealth v. Williams

ORIE MELVIN, J.:

¶ 1 Appellant, Michael Robert Williams, appeals from the denial of collateral relief pursuant to the Post Conviction Relief Act (PCRA) 42 Pa.C.S.A. §§ 9541-9546. The sole issue for our consideration is whether trial counsel was ineffective for failing to fully investigate and present a voluntary intoxication defense with respect to the attempted murder charges. Because such a defense is statutorily precluded, we affirm.

¶ 2 This Court previously summarized the facts underlying the charges in Mr. Williams’ direct appeal as follows:

The appellant shared an apartment in West…