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COM. v. PORTER

556 Pa. 301 (1999)

728 A.2d 890

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee, v. Ernest PORTER, a/k/a Theodore Wilson, appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided March 16, 1999.

Reargument Denied April 19, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Billy H. Nolas, Philadelphia, for E. Porter.

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

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

OPINION OF THE COURT

CAPPY, Justice.

This is an appeal from the dismissal of Ernest Porter's ("Appellant") petition filed pursuant to the Post Conviction Relief Act (PCRA), 42 Pa.C.S. § 9541 et seq. For the reasons that follow, we affirm.

Appellant was found guilty of first degree murder in the shooting death of Raymond Fiss. The jury found that there was one aggravating circumstance1 and no mitigating...

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