Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Byrne
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Decided September 23, 2003PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBowes, J.
¶ 1 Andrew Byrne appeals pro se from the November 20, 2002 order denying him PCRA relief. We conclude that Appellant voluntarily waived his statutory right to credit for time served and affirm.
¶ 2 On March 29, 1992, following a two-week jury trial, Appellant was convicted of first degree murder for the July 10, 1991 strangulation death of his wife, Leona Car-amanica, who also was known as Leah. On August 6, 1994, the court sentenced him to life imprisonment. We affirmed, on appeal, Commonwealth v. Byrne, 451 Pa.Super. 646, 679 A.2d 843 (1996) (unpublished memorandum), and rejected his…
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