Commonwealth v. Rykard

OPINION BY

BOWES, J.:

Ernest Wesley Rykard appeals pro se from the May 27, 2011 order dismissing his petition for post-conviction relief. Following a remand to determine the status of PCRA counsel, we affirm.

We previously delineated the history of this case as follows.

A jury convicted Appellant of felony murder due to his role in the execution-style killing of Shawn Hutchinson. The underlying facts involve a plan by Appellant and several cohorts to rob Mr. Hutchinson of two eight balls of crack cocaine. Specifically, on November 29, 2006, Appellant, Jacquin Carr, Barbara Hamm, and Lizyvette…