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COM. v. SZUCHON

534 Pa. 483 (1993)

633 A.2d 1098

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee, v. Joseph Thomas SZUCHON, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided November 4, 1993.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles F. Gilchrest (Court-appointed), Sharon, for appellant.

William R. Cunningham, Dist. Atty., Anthony R. Himes, Asst. Dist. Atty., Erie, for appellee.

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

OPINION OF THE COURT

PAPADAKOS, JUSTICE.

This is the appeal of Joseph Thomas Szuchon (Appellant) from the order of the Court of Common Pleas of Erie County denying Appellant's second counseled petition for collateral relief under the Post Conviction Relief Act (PCRA)1 following the imposition of a death sentence.2

On October 23, 1981, following a jury trial, Appellant was found guilty...

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