Commonwealth v. Judge

OPINION

Justice SAYLOR.

This is an appeal in a capital case from an order dismissing Appellant’s petition for habeas corpus or post-conviction relief, arising out of an alleged violation by Canada of Appellant’s rights under the International Covenant for Civil and Political Rights.

The background underlying Appellant’s conviction for first-degree murder and subsequent death sentence has been previously discussed in this Court’s opinion affirming the denial of Appellant’s first petition under the Post Conviction Relief Act (PCRA), 42 Pa.C.S. §§ 9541-9546. See Commonwealth v. Judge, 568 Pa. 377,…