COM. v. ROMPILLA


554 Pa. 378 (1998)

721 A.2d 786

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee, v. Ronald ROMPILLA, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided December 10, 1998.

Reargument Denied January 19, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Billy H. Nolas, Philadelphia, for R. Rompilla, appellant.

Michael P. McIntyre, Allentown, Robert A. Graci, Harrisburg, for the Com., appellee.

Before FLAHERTY, C.J., and ZAPPALA, CAPPY, CASTILLE, NIGRO, NEWMAN and SAYLOR, JJ.


OPINION

NIGRO, Justice.

In this capital case, Appellant Ronald Rompilla appeals from the Order of the Lehigh County Court of Common Pleas, which denied his petition for relief under the Post Conviction Relief Act, 42 Pa.C.S. §§ 9541-9546. For the reasons set forth below, we affirm.

On November 1, 1988, Appellant was convicted of murdering James Scanlon on January 14, 1988 in Scanlon's bar, the Cozy Corner Cafe, in Allentown, Pennsylvania...

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