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COM. v. LEWIS

743 A.2d 907 (2000)

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee, v. Reginald LEWIS, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided January 19, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert Brett Dunham, Philadelphia, for R. Lewis.

Catherine Marshall, Philadelphia, for Com.

Robert A. Graci, Harrisburg, for Attorney General's Office.

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

OPINION OF THE COURT

CASTILLE, Justice.

Appellant appeals from the lower court's denial of his Post Conviction Relief Act (PCRA) petition claiming that the PCRA court erred in denying the petition without a hearing.1 We find that the PCRA court acted within its discretion by denying appellant's petition on the basis of the record before it and, therefore, affirm.

Following a jury trial in 1983, appellant was convicted...

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