Commonwealth v. Chambers

OPINION BY

CAVANAUGH, J.:

¶ 1 This appeal is from the denial of a first petition for collateral relief filed pursuant to the Post Conviction Relief Act (PCRA), 42 Pa.C.S.A. §§ 9541-9546. Appellant was convicted of second degree murder, robbery, and two counts of conspiracy. He argues that, since he was not specifically charged in the information with second degree murder, he is entitled to a new sentence. We affirm.

¶ 2 This Court previously reviewed the factual background as follows:

On April 25, 1997, Wesley Farmer, who was interested in obtaining a quantity of marijuana, went to the…