Commonwealth v. Parmelee

NEALON, J,

The defendant, who was convicted of 61 sexual offenses involving minors and sentenced to 105 years to 210 years in state prison, has filed a petition under the Post Conviction Relief Act, 42 Pa.C.S. §§9541-9546, seeking a new trial based upon alleged ineffective assistance of counsel by his trial attorneys and appellate counsel. Based upon the evidence submitted during the PCRA hearing, the defendant has not established that his prior counsel were ineffective in their representation of him. Accordingly, for the reasons set forth below, the defendant’s PCRA petition will be denied.

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