Commonwealth v. Zillgitt

OPINION

KAUFFMAN, Justice.

William M. Zillgitt appeals from the denial of his Post Conviction Hearing Act (“PCHA”) petition. Act of January 25, 1966, P.L. (1965) 1580, 19 P.S. § 1180-1 et seq. (Supp. 1979-80).1

In 1974, after a jury trial in Mercer County, appellant was convicted of murder of the second degree.2 On direct appeal *192to this Court in 1975, appellant raised three issues: (1) the sufficiency of evidence to sustain his conviction, (2) the admission at trial of a co-conspirator’s statement, and (3) possible bias in the court’s jury instructions. We affirmed. Commonwealth v. Zillgitt, 467…