Commonwealth v. Young

POPOVICH, Judge:

This is an appeal by the appellant, John K. Young, from the Order of the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia (per Judge Blake) denying his request for relief under the Post-Conviction Hearing Act (PCHA). 19 P.S. § 1180-1 et seq., as amended; reenacted as 42 Pa.C.S.A. §§ 9541-9551. We affirm.

On August 20, 1975, a jury found the appellant guilty of the stabbing death of 25-year-old Marlene Mapp (murder in the second degree), possession of an instrument of crime (butcher knife), robbery and burglary. Post-trial motions were denied and appellant was sentenced to concurrent terms…