Commonwealth v. Hughes

865 A.2d 761 (2004)

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee,

v.

Kevin HUGHES, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Submitted May 22, 2002.

Decided December 21, 2004.

Reargument Denied February 18, 2005.

Billy Horatio Nolas, Esq. Philadelphia, for Kevin Hughes.

Hugh J. Burns, Esq., Amy Zapp, Esq., Philadelphia, for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

BEFORE: CAPPY, C.J., CASTILLE, NIGRO, NEWMAN, SAYLOR, EAKIN and BAER, JJ.

OPINION

Justice SAYLOR.

This is an appeal in a capital case from an order dismissing Appellant's petition for post-conviction relief.

On March 1, 1979, at approximately 8:15 a.m., the…