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COMMONWEALTH v. PADDY

No. 478 CAP.

15 A.3d 431 (2011)

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee v. Donyell A. PADDY, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided March 30, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Shawn Nolan , for Donyell Paddy.

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

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

OPINION

Justice McCAFFERY.

In this capital matter, Donyell A. Paddy (Appellant) appeals from the dismissal without a hearing of his petition for collateral relief filed pursuant to the Post Conviction Relief Act ("PCRA").1 As explained in detail infra, we affirm the PCRA court's order dismissing Appellant's claims, with the sole exception of one penalty phase claim that is rooted in trial counsel's investigation...

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