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COM. v. RIOS

920 A.2d 790 (2007)

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee, v. Miguel RIOS, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided April 18, 2007.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Christina Allison Swarns, Esq., Angelica Matos, Esq., Philadelphia, for Miguel Rios.

Amy Zapp, Esq. Hugh J. Burns, Jr., Esq., Philadelphia District Attorney's Office, for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

BEFORE: CAPPY, C.J., and CASTILLE, SAYLOR, EAKIN, BAER and BALDWIN, JJ.

OPINION

Chief Justice CAPPY.

Appellant Miguel Rios appeals from the Order of the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County (PCRA court) denying and dismissing his Petition under the Post Conviction Relief Act (PCRA), 42 Pa. C.S. §§ 9541-46. For the reasons explained at length herein, we hold that the PCRA court properly denied Appellant collateral relief, and therefore affirm.

On August 27, 1992 Appellant rang the doorbell of...

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