COMMONWEALTH v. SHOWERS


782 A.2d 1010 (2001)

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee, v. Judy Ann SHOWERS, Appellant.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania.

Filed August 20, 2001.

Reargument Denied October 25, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Caroline Roberto, Pittsburgh, for appellant.

John P. Muncer, Assistant District Attorney, Sunbury, for Com., appellee.

Before: CAVANAUGH, LALLY-GREEN and TAMILIA, JJ.


CAVANAUGH, J.

¶ 1 This appeal is from the denial of a first request for post-conviction relief from a life sentence for first degree murder. The central issue for determination is whether appellant showed by a preponderance of the evidence that counsel on direct appeal did not have a rational, strategic, or tactical basis for not pursuing the five issues now presented. We conclude that appellant has not borne her burden...

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