Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Wharton
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided November 25, 2002No. 170 Capital Appeal DocketPublishedCited by 126 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Justice CASTILLE.
Appellant appeals the trial court’s denial of relief under the Post Conviction Relief Act (PCRA), 42 Pa.C.S. § 9541 et seq. For the reasons set forth herein, we affirm the order of the PCRA court.
This Court summarized the basic facts underlying appellant’s conviction in a previous appeal, as follows:
On January 30, 1984, Appellant and Eric Mason gained entrance to the Hart residence at knife point. Appellant forced Mr. Hart to write him a check for work over which Appellant and Hart had disputed. After tying up Mr. and Mrs. Hart, Appellant and Mason took…
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3Cited by126 opinions
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