Ross v. State

Chief Justice DURRANT,

opinion of the Court:

INTRODUCTION

11 Trovon Donta Ross was convicted of aggravated murder and attempted aggravated murder in 2004. Following a direct appeal, he filed a pro se petition seeking relief under the Post-Conviction Remedies Act (PCRA) on the grounds that his trial counsel was ineffective for failing to raise the defense of extreme emotional distress and that his appellate counsel was ineffective for failing to raise a claim of ineffective assistance of counsel on direct appeal. He also twice requested that the court appoint counsel to represent him in…