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COM. v. COOK

No. 407 CAP.

952 A.2d 594 (2008)

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee v. Robert COOK, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided July 24, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jules Epstein, Kairys, Rudovsky, Messing & Feinberg, Philadelphia, for Robert Cook.

David R. Crowley, Centre County Public Defender's Office, for Pa. Assoc. of Criminal Defense Lawyers.

Amy Zapp, PA Office of Atty. Gen., Hugh J. Burns, Jr., Philadelphia District Attorney's Office, for Com.

CASTILLE, C.J., SAYLOR, EAKIN, BAER, TODD, McCAFFERY, GREENSPAN, JJ.

OPINION

Chief Justice CASTILLE.

The instant matter is before this Court on appellant's appeal from that part of the order of the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County denying him a new trial pursuant to the Post Conviction Relief Act ("PCRA"), 42 Pa.C.S. §§ 9541-9546. For the reasons that follow, we affirm the order below.

On November 15, 1988, a jury sitting before the Honorable Robert A. Latrone convicted appellant of first...

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