Commonwealth v. Crawford

OPINION BY

SHOGAN, J.:

Appellant, Nathaniel Crawford, appeals from the order entered on May 13, 2009, that denied his petition for relief filed pursuant to the Post Conviction Relief Act (“PCRA”), 42 Pa.C.S.A. §§ 9541-9546. For the reasons that follow, we quash.

The relevant facts and procedural history of this matter were aptly set forth by the PCRA court as follows:

Following a jury trial before this court, [Appellant] was found guilty of two counts of murder of the second degree, two counts of aggravated assault, one count of arson and risking a catastrophe and two counts of criminal trespass.…