COMMONWEALTH v. LAMBERT


884 A.2d 848 (2005)

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee, v. James LAMBERT, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided October 18, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel Silverman, for James Lambert, appellant.

Amy Zapp, Hugh J. Burns, for the Com. of PA, appellee.

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


OPINION

Justice CASTILLE.

Appellant James Lambert appeals from the order of the Court of Common Pleas dismissing his second petition for relief filed pursuant to the Post Conviction Relief Act ("PCRA"), 42 Pa.C.S. § 9541 et seq. For the reasons set forth below, we find that appellant is not entitled to relief and, accordingly, we affirm the order of the PCRA court.

On April 25, 1984, appellant...

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