COM. v. HUTCHINSON

No. 517 CAP

25 A.3d 277 (2011)

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee v. Steven HUTCHINSON, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided August 22, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David Lee Zuckerman , Defender Association of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, for Steven Hutchinson.

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

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


OPINION

Justice McCAFFERY.

This is an appeal from the denial of guilt phase relief sought by Steven Hutchinson ("Appellant") in a petition filed pursuant to the Post Conviction Relief Act ("PCRA").1 Concluding that the ruling of the PCRA court is supported by the record and free of legal error, we affirm.

On December 9, 1999, a jury convicted Appellant of first-degree murder and other crimes for shooting to death...

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