COM. v. LAWSON

No. 1218 EDA 2013.

90 A.3d 1 (2014)

2014 PA Super 68

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee v. Charles LAWSON, Appellant.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania.

Filed April 8, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Todd M. Mosser and David S. Nenner , Philadelphia, for appellant.

Hugh J. Burns, Jr. , Assistant District Attorney, Philadelphia, for Commonwealth, appellee.

BEFORE: BENDER, P.J., SHOGAN and FITZGERALD, JJ.


OPINION BY SHOGAN, J.:

Appellant, Charles Lawson, appeals from the order denying his third petition for relief filed pursuant to the Post Conviction Relief Act ("PCRA"), 42 Pa.C.S.A. §§ 9541-9546. Appellant contends, inter alia, that the use of prior juvenile conduct as a predicate offense for imposition of a mandatory life sentence pursuant to 42 Pa.C.S.A. § 97151 violates Miller v. Alabama, ___ U.S. ___,...

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