Commonwealth v. Miller

TAMILIA, Judge:

On October 14, 1968, appellant shot and killed Mrs. Mattie Moore. He was found guilty of first degree murder1 after a jury trial and sentenced to life imprisonment on January 2, 1970. Appellant has since filed five petitions under the Post Conviction Hearing Act (PCHA), the most recent filed on March 18, 1987.2 On January 24, 1989, the Honorable Sebastian D. Natale denied appellant's latest petition without a hearing, and this appeal followed.

On appeal, appellant argues trial counsel was ineffective for failing to object to the introduction of damaging evidence and not seeking…