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COM. v. CARPENTER

555 Pa. 434 (1999)

725 A.2d 154

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee v. James Henry CARPENTER, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided January 26, 1999.

Reargument Denied May 7, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert Brett Dunham, Philadelphia, for J. Carpenter.

Thomas H. Kelley, York, for the Com. Robert A. Graci, Harrisburg, for Office of Atty. Gen.

Before FLAHERTY, C.J., and ZAPPALA, CAPPY, CASTILLE, NIGRO, NEWMAN and SAYLOR, JJ.

OPINION

NEWMAN, Justice.

James Henry Carpenter (Appellant) appeals from the orders of the Court of Common Pleas of York County (PCRA court) that denied his petition for relief under the Post Conviction Relief Act.

I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

Evidence adduced at Appellant's trial revealed that on September 30, 1983, Jimmie Lee Taylor (victim) was stabbed in the heart on South...

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