Commonwealth v. Gonzalez

OLSZEWSKI, J.:

¶ 1 Javier Gonzalez (appellant/defendant) appeals the order of the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County (Greenspan, J.) denying his petition for relief pursuant to the Post-Conviction Relief Act (PCRA). We affirm.

¶ 2 We previously summarized the basic facts of this case in our memorandum decision disposing of appellant’s direct appeal.

On April 10, 1999, Gonzalez and Luis Rivera left a bar in Philadelphia with Luis Fuentes and Brenda Credit around 2:30 a.m. Fuentes was driving a van, with Credit in the front passenger seat and Gonzalez and Rivera in the back. After…