Commonwealth v. Pander

OPINION BY

BOWES, J.:

Anthony Pander appeals from the order entered December 17, 2012, in which the court denied his first counseled petition for post-conviction relief filed pursuant to the Post-Conviction Relief Act (“PCRA”), 42 Pa.C.S. § 9541-9546. We affirm.

This case involves the killing of Andreas Gabrinidis, Appellant’s brother-in-law. Appellant, his sister Georgianna Pander, 1 and Georgianna’s boyfriend, Brian Dingier, were celebrating New Year 2008 at Din-gler’s residence. Georgianna Pander informed Appellant that she was upset with the victim, causing Appellant to become extremely…