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COM. v. PURSELL

555 Pa. 233 (1999)

724 A.2d 293

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee v. Alan PURSELL, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided January 19, 1999.

Reargument Denied April 5, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alan Pursell, Pro se.

William R. Cunningham, Kenneth A. Zak, Erie, for the Com.; Robert A. Graci, for Office of the Atty. Gen.

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

OPINION

NEWMAN, Justice.

Alan Pursell (Appellant) appeals an Order of the Court of Common Pleas of Erie County that denied his petition for relief pursuant to the Post Conviction Relief Act (PCRA), 42 Pa.C.S. §§ 9541 et seq., which challenged his conviction and sentence of death for murder in the first degree.1 We affirm the order of the PCRA court.

I. FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

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