COM. v. LESKO

Nos. 518 CAP, 519 CAP, 520 CAP.

15 A.3d 345 (2011)

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee v. John C. LESKO, Appellant. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Appellant v. John C. Lesko, Appellee. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Appellee v. John C. Lesko, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided February 24, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Samuel J.B. Angeli , Robert Brett Dunham , Defender Association of Philadelphia, Philadelphia for John C. Lesko.

Thomas R. Grace , John W. Peck II , Westmoreland County District Attorney's Office, Amy Zapp, for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

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


OPINION

Chief Justice CASTILLE.*

In these consolidated capital post-conviction cross-appeals, the Commonwealth challenges the August 7, 2006 order of the Westmoreland County Court of Common Pleas awarding John C. Lesko a new trial and penalty hearing under the Post Conviction Relief Act ("PCRA"), 42 Pa.C.S. §§ 9541-9546. In his protective cross-appeal, Lesko challenges the portions of the PCRA court's ruling...

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