Commonwealth v. Johnson

OPINION BY

MUNDY, J.:

Appellant, Kevin Johnson, appeals from the July 15, 2009 order dismissing his petition filed pursuant to the Post Conviction Relief Act (PCRA), 42 Pa.C.S.A. §§ 9541-9546. After careful review, we affirm.

The PCRA court summarized the relevant facts of this case as follows.

[On October 8, 1986, the victim], Lyndon “Cowboy” Morris, was selling cocaine from a second-floor bedroom that he rented in a home in southwest Philadelphia. He was assisted by one James Smith who would answer the door at the residence, collect money from the prospective purchasers, give the money to…