Commonwealth v. Smith

OPINION BY

GANTMAN, P.J.:

Appellant, Quawi Smith, appeals from the order entered in the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas, which denied his first petition brought pursuant to the Post Conviction Relief Act (“PCRA”). 1 We affirm.

The relevant facts and procedural history are as follows:

On March [80], 2006, following a bench trial, [Appellant] was 'found guilty of first-degree murder and possession of an instrument of crime. On May 19, 2006, this court imposed a sentence of life imprisonment. On March 27, 2009, the Superior Court affirmed [Appellant’s] convictions and sentence. [Appellant] did…