Commonwealth v. Albrecht

OPINION OF THE COURT

CAPPY, Justice.

This is a direct appeal from the final order of the Court of Common Pleas of Bucks County denying Appellant’s petition under the Post Conviction Relief Act (PCRA).1 For the reasons discussed below, we affirm the order of the PCRA court.

Appellant was convicted by a jury of first degree murder, two counts of second degree murder, and arson for the killing *40of his wife, his mother and his daughter by setting their home on fire on the morning of May 1, 1979. The penalty was fixed at death.2 On direct appeal, this court affirmed the judgment of sentence.…