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COM. v. HOWARD

788 A.2d 351 (2002)

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee, v. Melvin HOWARD, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided January 22, 2002.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Anne L. Saunders, Jerome Nickerson, for Melvin K. Howard.

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

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

OPINION

CAPPY, Justice:

Melvin Howard ("Appellant") appeals from the dismissal of his second petition filed pursuant to the Post Conviction Relief Act ("PCRA"), 42 Pa.C.S. § 9541 et seq. For the reasons that follow, we affirm.1

In the early morning hours of September 27, 1987, Appellant was involved in an altercation with two men, one of whom was Clarence Woodlock ("the decedent"). This altercation...

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