Commonwealth v. Carter

OPINION BY

JOYCE, J.:

¶ 1 John Carter, Appellant, appeals from the order dated May 7, 2003, which denied his petition brought pursuant to the Post Conviction Relief Act (PCRA), 42 Pa. C.S.A. §§ 9541-9546. We affirm. The relevant facts and procedural history have been previously summarized by this Court as follows.

On October 30, 1995, Tommy Smith was walking in a public parking lot when Appellant and his co-defendant, Milo Davis, approached Mr. Smith, ordered him to the ground at gunpoint, and took his money. A few minutes later, Appellant and Davis approached George Kirkland and Albert Alston…