COM. v. FEARS

No. 579 CAP

86 A.3d 795 (2014)

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee v. Leroy FEARS, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided February 19, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Victor J. Abreu, Jr. , Federal Public Defender's Office, for Leroy Fears.

Rushen R. Petit , Rebecca Denean Spangler , Michael Wayne Streily , Allegheny County District Attorney's Office, Amy Zapp , PA Office of Attorney General, for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

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


OPINION

Justice EAKIN.

Leroy Fears appeals from the order denying him collateral relief from his criminal convictions and death sentence, pursuant to the Post Conviction Relief Act (PCRA), 42 Pa.C.S. §§ 9541-46. We affirm.

Appellant pled guilty to first degree murder, corruption of minors, abuse of a corpse, and two counts of involuntary deviate sexual intercourse (IDSI) relating to the sexual assault and death of a 12-year-old victim...

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