Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Bracey
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided December 31, 2001No. 26 Capital Appeal Docket; 240 Capital Appeal DocketPublishedCited by 227 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Justice NIGRO.
Appellant Edward Bracey appeals from the order of the Court of Common Pleas denying his petition for relief under the Post Conviction Relief Act (PCRA), 42 Pa.C.S. §§ 9541, et seq. We affirm.
On February 4, 1991, Philadelphia Police Officer Daniel Boyle attempted to stop a stolen vehicle- being driven by Appellant. Appellant refused to stop the vehicle and eventually crashed into a building. Appellant immediately jumped out of the vehicle and onto the hood and roof of Officer Boyle’s cruiser while brandishing a 9 mm automatic handgun. He then jumped off the cruiser,…
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