Commonwealth v. Brandon

OPINION BY

LAZARUS, J.

Curtis Brandon appeals, pro se, from the order of the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County dismissing his petition under the Post Conviction Relief Act (“PCRA”), 42 Pa.C.S.A. § 9541, et seq. Upon review, we affirm.

Brandon was charged with criminal homicide1 and criminal conspiracy2 arising out of an incident that occurred on August 20, 1988, in which Brandon struck the victim on the head with a baseball bat several times. Prior to that, the victim had also been shot in the back by another individual *233and ultimately died of his injuries. A jury found Brandon guilty of…