Gray v. State

Opinion

VOROS, Judge:

¶ 1 Steven J. Gray appeals the postconviction court’s order granting summary judgment in favor of the State on his petition for relief under the Post-Conviction Remedies Act (PCRA). We affirm.

BACKGROUND

¶2 After consuming cocaine and alcohol for days, Gray stabbed his girlfriend 67 times and mutilated her body. He then moved her body to the bathroom, cleaned and secured the residence, and fled. He later walked into a police station in another state and confessed to the crime. Gray described the crime as a “fatal result[] of his acts of passion.”

¶ 3 The State .charged Gray…