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COM. v. DENNIS

950 A.2d 945 (2008)

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

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided June 20, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel Silverman, Esq., Silverman & Associates, P.C. for James Dennis; Ryan David Guilds, Amy McGinnis, Arnold & Porter, L.P., pro hac vice; Rebecca Gordon, Arnold & Porter, L.L.P., pro hac vice, for James Dennis.

Amy Zapp, Esq., Hugh J. Burns, Jr., Esq., Philadelphia District Attorney's Office, for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

BEFORE: CASTILLE, C.J., and SAYLOR, EAKIN, BAER, TODD and McCAFFERY, JJ.

OPINION

Justice TODD.

Appellant James Dennis was sentenced to death on October 19, 1992 for the first-degree murder of Chedell Williams in 1991. Appellant now appeals the September 15, 2005 order of the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County dismissing his petition filed pursuant to the Post Conviction Relief Act ("PCRA"), 42 Pa.C.S.A. §§ 9541-46.

Following Appellant's conviction,...

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