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COM. v. CHESTER

557 Pa. 358 (1999)

733 A.2d 1242

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee, v. Frank CHESTER, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided June 24, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark Lancaster, Jeffrey Francis Orchard, for F. Chester.

Alan M. Rubenstein, Robert A. Graci, Office of Attorney General, for Commonwealth.

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

OPINION OF THE COURT

CAPPY, Justice.

This is a direct appeal from the denial of petitioner's request for relief pursuant to the Post-Conviction Relief Act (PCRA).1 For the reasons set forth herein, the order of the trial court is affirmed.

Petitioner and his co-defendant, Richard Laird, were convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to death on May 21, 1988.2 This court affirmed...

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