Commonwealth v. Johnston

OPINION BY

BENDER, J.:

Appellants, siblings David and Norman Johnston, appeal pro se from the order entered on June 30, 2011 denying their second petitions for post-conviction relief filed pursuant to the Post Conviction Relief Act (PCRA), 42 Pa.C.S. §§ 9541-9546. 1 We affirm.

A summary of the pertinent facts, being indispensable in addressing the issues raised by Appellants in the instant matter, is taken from the July 21, 1995 published opinion of the Honorable Louis H. Pollack of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, denying Norman Johnston’s federal…