Commonwealth v. Chester

OPINION OF THE COURT

CAPPY, Justice.

This is a direct appeal from the denial of petitioner’s request for relief pursuant to the Post-Conviction Relief Act (PCRA). 1 For the reasons set forth herein, the order of the trial court is affirmed.

Petitioner and his co-defendant, Richard Laird, were convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to death on May 21, 1988. 2 This court affirmed the convictions and sentence on direct appeal. Commonwealth v. Chester, 526 Pa. 578, 587 A.2d 1367 (1991). The docket reflects that a “pro se” “Petition Requesting Evidentiary Hearing on After discovered Evidence”…