Commonwealth v. Franklin

CERCONE, Judge:

This is an appeal from an order denying appellant’s petition for relief under the Post Conviction Hearing Act (the “PCHA”), 42 Pa.C.S.A. §§ 9541-9551. 1 For the reasons set forth below, we affirm.

Appellant, William Franklin, was arrested because of an incident involving the murder of Joseph Hollis and the attempted murder of John Pickens. The facts adduced at trial, which were set forth by the lower court in an opinion filed May 24, 1983, may be summarized as follows. The relevant crimes were committed during a meeting on October 22, 1976 which occurred between two rival…