Commonwealth v. Washington

OPINION

Justice BAER.1

Anthony Washington (Appellant) appeals from an Order of the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County (PCRA Court) dismissing his Petition for Post-Conviction Relief pursuant to the Post Conviction Relief Act (PCRA), 42 Pa.C.S. §§ 9541-46. For the reasons set forth herein, we find that the PCRA court properly denied Appellant relief and affirm.

Facts and Procedural History

The background underlying Appellant’s conviction for first-degree murder and death sentence is set forth in Common*592wealth v. Washington, 549 Pa. 12, 700 A.2d 400 (1997). Briefly, the killing.occurred on…