COM. v. RYKARD

No. 1120 MDA 2011.

55 A.3d 1177 (2012)

2012 PA Super 199

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee v. Ernest Wesley RYKARD, Appellant.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania.

Filed September 18, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ernest W. Rykard, appellant, pro se.

Craig W. Stedman , Assistant District Attorney, Lancaster, for Commonwealth, appellee.

BEFORE: BOWES, LAZARUS, and COLVILLE, JJ.


OPINION BY BOWES, J.:

Ernest Wesley Rykard appeals pro se from the May 27, 2011 order dismissing his petition for post-conviction relief. Following a remand to determine the status of PCRA counsel, we affirm.

We previously delineated the history of this case as follows.

A jury convicted Appellant of felony murder due to his role in the execution-style killing of Shawn Hutchinson. The underlying facts involve a plan by Appellant and several...

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