Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Rios
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided April 18, 2007No. 335 CAPPublishedCited by 161 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Chief Justice CAPPY.
Appellant Miguel Rios appeals from the Order of the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County (PCRA court) denying and dismissing his Petition under the Post Conviction Relief Act (PCRA), 42 Pa.C.S. §§ 9541-46. For the reasons explained at length herein, we hold that the PCRA court properly denied Appellant collateral relief, and therefore affirm.
On August 27, 1992 Appellant rang the doorbell of a residence where Jose Ortiz lived with his girlfriend, Carmen Colon, their two-year old son, and Carmen’s sister, Irma Colon. When Irma Colon answered the door, she…
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