Commonwealth v. Johnson

¶ 1 Kevin Johnson (appellant) appeals from an order of the trial court, dated March 17, 2003, which dismissed his petition under the Post Conviction Relief Act (PCRA), 42 Pa.C.S.A. § § 9541-9546.

¶ 2 On September 25, 1991, a jury found appellant guilty of murder in the first degree and possession of an instrument of crime. This Court affirmed appellant’s conviction and sentence on August 17, 1993. Commonwealth v. Johnson, 432 Pa.Super. 686, 635 A.2d 203 (Pa.Super.1993). The Supreme Court denied allocatur review on May 9, 1994. Commonwealth v. Johnson, 538 Pa. 621, 646 A.2d 1176 (Pa.1994).

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