Commonwealth v. Fahy

OPINION

CAPPY, Justice.

This is a direct appeal 1 from the order of the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas which denied Appellant Henry Fahy’s request for relief pursuant to the Post Conviction Relief Act (“PCRA”). 2 For the reasons that follow, we affirm the order of the PCRA court dismissing Appellant’s fourth petition for collateral relief.

Sixteen years ago, in 1983, a jury convicted Appellant of murder in the first degree, rape, burglary, and possession of an instrument of crime. These convictions arose from the brutal murder and rape of 12-year old Nicoletta “Nicky” Caserta. The jury found…