COMMONWEALTH v. SMITH

No. 1397 WDA 2016.

167 A.3d 782 (2017)

2017 PA Super 242

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. Kerry Charles SMITH, Appellant.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania.

Filed July 24, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steven P. Passarello , Altoona, for appellant.

Jonathan D. Thomas , Assistant District Attorney, Bedford, for Commonwealth, appellee.

BEFORE: PANELLA, J., DUBOW, J., and FORD ELLIOTT, P.J.E.


Appellant, Kerry Charles Smith, appeals from the August 31, 2016 Order entered in the Bedford County Court of Common Pleas dismissing his first Petition filed under the Post Conviction Relief Act ("PCRA"), 42 Pa.C.S. §§ 9541-9546. He challenges the effectiveness of trial counsel's assistance. After careful review...

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