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COM. v. CARPENTER

533 Pa. 40 (1992)

617 A.2d 1263

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee, v. James H. CARPENTER, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided November 19, 1992.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steven G. Zorbaugh, York, for appellant.

H. Stanley Rebert, Dist. Atty., John W. Thompson, Jr., York, Gerald A. Lord, Dep. Prosecutor, for appellee.

Before NIX, C.J., and LARSEN, FLAHERTY, McDERMOTT, ZAPPALA, PAPADAKOS and CAPPY, JJ.

OPINION OF THE COURT

PAPADAKOS, Justice.*

This is the appeal of James H. Carpenter (Appellant) from the Order of the Court of Common Pleas of York County denying Appellant relief under the Post Conviction Relief Act (PCRA).1 Jurisdiction over this direct appeal exists pursuant to 42 Pa.C.S. § 9546(d) which provides that a final court order under the PCRA "in which the death penalty has been imposed...

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