Commonwealth v. Wholaver, E., Aplt.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
JUSTICE BAER.
This is a direct appeal from an order dismissing a petition filed pursuant to the Post Conviction Relief: Act (“PCRA”), ,42 Pa.C.S. §§ 9541-9546. Appellant Ernest Wholaver, Jr. (“Appellant”), who is sentenced to death, presents the Court with a multitude of issues, none; of which afford him relief. 1 We, therefore, affirm the order dismissing Appellant’s petition.
I. Factual and Procedural Backgrounds
A. Introduction
In July of 2002, • the Commonwealth charged Appellant with several sexual.offenses for alleged conduct involving his two daughters, Victoria and Elizabeth. At…
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