Commonwealth v. Marinelli

OPINION ANNOUNCING THE JUDGMENT OF THE COURT

Justice NEWMAN.

Kevin Marinelli (Appellant) appeals from the March 30, 2004 Order of the Court of Common Pleas of Northumberland *687County (PCRA court) denying the Petition that he filed pursuant to the Post Conviction Relief Act (PCRA).1 In its original Opinion, the PCRA court determined that Appellant waived eight issues2 that he had raised in his first Amended Petition because he did not raise them in his Second Amended Petition or in his post-hearing brief. After finding that the Second Amended Petition and post-hearing brief incorporated the claims…