Commonwealth v. Roman

OPINION OF THE COURT

O’BRIEN, Chief Justice.

This is an appeal from a denial of relief and dismissal of appellant’s petition which was filed pursuant to the Post Conviction Hearing Act. 1

On or about October 13, 1973, Mark Chancellor was shot through the heart and buried in a shallow grave in Mercer County, Pennsylvania. The victim had been seeking admission to the Breed Motorcycle Club, and arrived at a farm in Mercer County for an initiation. Apparently, an altercation developed between the victim and various members of the motorcycle gang and ended in Chancellor’s death.

Appellant, Gary Roman,…