COM. v. MOLINA


897 A.2d 1190 (2006)

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee v. Yerko Antonio MOLINA, Appellant.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania.

Filed April 6, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Darrell C. Dethlefs, Camp Hill, for appellant.

Jaime M. Keating, Assistant District Attorney, Carlisle, for Commonwealth, appellee.

BEFORE: STEVENS, BENDER, and KELLY, JJ.


OPINION BY STEVENS, J.:

¶ 1 This is an appeal from the order entered in the Court of Common Pleas of Cumberland County denying Appellant's first petition filed pursuant to the Post Conviction Relief Act (PCRA), 42 Pa. C.S.A. §§ 9543-9546. Appellant's sole issue on appeal is that trial counsel was ineffective in permitting evidence of Appellant's illegal immigration status and alias to be heard by the jury. We affirm.

¶ 2 The relevant facts...

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