Commonwealth v. Henkel

OPINION BY

BOWES, J.:

Jared Henkel appeals from the order entered February 13, 2012, denying his first post-conviction relief petition filed pursuant to the Post-Conviction Relief Act (“PCRA”), 42 Pa.C.S. §§ 9541-9546. After careful review, we affirm.

Appellant was found guilty following a joint jury trial with Craig Elias and Jared Lischner of second-degree murder, two counts of kidnapping, and one count each of criminal conspiracy, robbery, aggravated assault, and simple assault. The convictions arose from Appellant’s participation in the abductions and beatings of Anthony Brownlee and Andrew…