COM. v. HACKETT


558 Pa. 78 (1999)

735 A.2d 688

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee, v. Richard HACKETT, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided August 9, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Norris E. Gelman, Philadelphia, for R. Hackett.

Catherine Marshall, Philadelphia, Robert A, Graci, Harrisburg, for Com.

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


OPINION

NIGRO, Justice.

In this capital case, Appellant Richard Hackett appeals the order of the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County, which denied his petition for relief under the Post Conviction Relief Act (PCRA), 42 Pa.C.S. § 9541 et seq. For the reasons discussed below, we affirm.

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