Commonwealth v. Thomas

OPINION BY

JOHNSON, J.:

¶ 1 Leroy Thomas, a.k.a. John Wayne, (Thomas) appeals from the trial court’s order dismissing his ineffective assistance of counsel claims under the Post Conviction Relief Act (PCRA) without holding an evidentiary hearing. See 42 Pa.C.S. §§ 9541-46. Thomas contends that the trial court should have held a hearing and should have admitted as substantive evidence the Declaration/Affidavit of the late Raygina Fearon, who died while Thomas’s PCRA petition was pending. We find that Thomas’s claims are either waived or lack merit. Accordingly, we affirm the trial court’s order…