Commonwealth v. Lauro

GRACI, J.:

¶ 1 Appellant, Carmine A. Lauro, Sr. (“Lauro”), appeals from an order filed in the Court of Common Pleas of Delaware County on December 28, 2001, denying his-petition for relief pursuant to the Post Conviction Relief Act, 42 Pa.C.S.A. §§ 9541-9546 (“PCRA”). We affirm.

I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

¶ 2 Lauro was arrested in January 1998 and charged with sexually assaulting his daughter and stepdaughter over a period of several years. Following a week-long jury trial, he was convicted of rape, 18 Pa.C.S.A. § 3121, involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, 18 Pa.C.S.A. § 3123,…