Commonwealth v. Pitts

HESTER, Judge:

This is an appeal from the February 15, 1990 order denying appellant relief without a hearing under the Post-Conviction Relief Act. Since we conclude there there is no dispute that the issues raised in this appeal are not cognizable under the PCRA, we affirm.

Resolution of the issues raised in this appeal requires a comprehensive review of the evidence introduced at the trial of appellant, Kendall Pitts. Appellant was convicted by a jury on June 5, 1987, of carrying an unlicensed gun and of first degree murder in connection with the shooting death of nineteen-year-old Derrick…