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NON - PRECEDENTIAL DECISION - SEE SUPERIOR COURT I.O.P. 65.37 COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA

v. ZACHARY T. WILSON

Appellant : : : : : : : : : IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF

PENNSYLVANIA

No. 2988 EDA 2017 Appeal from the PCRA Order August 25, 2017 In the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County Criminal Division at No(s): CP - 51 - CR - 0929501 - 1986 BEFORE: SHOGAN, J., LAZARUS, J., and DUBOW, J. MEMORANDUM BY SHOGAN, J.: FILED SEPTEMBER 17 , 2018 Appellant, Zachary T. Wilson, appeals pro se from the order denying his petition for relief filed pursuant to the Post Conviction Relief Act ( “ PCRA ” ), 42 Pa.C.S. §§ 9541 – 9546. We affirm. The PCRA court summarized the factual an d procedural issues of this case as follows:

[Ap p ellant] Zachary Wilson was tried and convicted of first degree murder on January 7, 1988, and was sentenced to death for the 1981 shooting of Jamie Lamb. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court upheld this convictio n on November 9, 1994. Commonwealth v. Wilson , 649 A.2d 435 (Pa. 1994). [Appellant] subsequently filed a petition under the Post – Conviction Relief Act and the [c] ourt ’ s denial of the petition was upheld on appeal on November 19, 2004. Commonwealth v. Wilson , 861 A.2d 919 (Pa. 2004). [Appellant] subsequently filed a federal petition for a writ of habeas corpus based on alleged Brady violations by the prosecution. The federal district court granted [Appellant ’ s] petition on August 9, 2006, and was uphel d on appeal on December 23, 2009. Wilson v. Beard , 589 F.3d 651 (3rd Cir. 2009). [Appellant] was subsequently retried in April 2013, with

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the Commonwealth no longer seeking the death penalty. That trial resulted in a hung jury. Thereafter, the matter w as reassigned to the undersigned trial judge. On April 1, 2014, following a jury trial before this [c] ourt, [Appellant] was again convicted of one count each of first degree murder (18 Pa.C.S. § 2502) and possessing an instrument of crime (18 Pa.C.S. § 90 7). The [c] ourt immediately imposed the mandatory sentence of life in prison for the murder charge (18 Pa.C.S. § 1102(a)(1)), with no further penalty on the charge of possessing an instrument of crime. [Appellant] filed post – sentence motions, which the [ c] ourt denied on July 24, 2014. On [June 3, 2016] , the Superior Court affirmed [Appellant ’ s] judgment of sentence. [Appellant] was represented at trial, at sentencing, and on direct appeal by Michael Wiseman, Esquire and Benjamin Marshal, Esquire. [Appe llant] then filed a pro se petition under the Post - Conviction Relief Act ( “ PCRA ” ) on July 26, 2016. David Rudenstein, Esquire [,] was appointed to represent [Appellant] on January 6, 2017. On May 25, 2017, pursuant to Commonwealth v. Finley , 550 A.2d 213 (Pa. Super. 1988), Mr. Rudenstein filed a letter stating there was no merit to [Appellant’s] claims for collateral relief. See Finley Letter of David Rudenstein, filed 5/25/2017 ( “ Finley Letter ” ). On June 23, 2017, the [c] ourt issued notice, pursuant to Pa.R.Crim.P. 907 ( “ 907 Notice ” ), of its intention to dismiss [Appellant ’ s] PCRA Petition without an evidentiary hearing. [Appellant] responded to the [c] ourt ’ s 907 Notice on July 19, 2017. On August 25, 2017, the [c] ourt formally dismissed [Appellant ’ s] PCRA Petition and granted Mr. Rudenstein ’ s motion to withdraw his appearance. [Appellant timely] . . . appealed the [c] ourt ’ s dismissal of his PCRA Petition, raising a total of 22 issues, some duplicative, in a Statement of Errors and a Supplemental State ment of Errors. See 1925 (b) Concise Statement of Matters Complained of on Appeal ( “ State m ent of Errors ” ) at ¶¶ A - J; Supplement 1925 (b) Concise Statement of Matters Complained of on Appeal ( “ Supplemental Statement of Errors ” ) at ¶11 A - L. PCRA Court Opinion, 12/18/17, at 1 - 2.

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Appellant presents the following issues for our review , which we restate here verbatim : A. WHETHER APPELLANT SHOULD BE GRANTED AN ARREST OF JUDGMENT/DISMISSAL AS HE WAS WRONGFULLY PROSECUTED GIVEN THAT THE MUNICIPAL COURT [JUDGE LIPSCHUTZ] DISMISSED HIS CASE WITH PREJUDICE [AND DISCHARGED HIM] ON MAY 27, 1982 [AND THE COMMONWEALTH FAILED TO FILE A RULE 132 MOTION AND OBTAIN APPROVAL FOR THE REINSTITUTING OF THE DISMISSED CASE NEARLY 5 YEARS LATER, AS REQUIRED BY PA.R. CRIM.P. 544 (A - B), DUE PROCESS AND THE EQUAL PROTECTION OF THE LAW]? B. WHETHER APPELLANT SHOULD BE GRANTED RELIEF IN SOME FORM GIVEN THAT THE SUPERIOR COURT MISCONSTRUED THE FACTS OF THE CASE AND WAS LEAD TO RELY ON FABRICATED AND/OR [KNOWINGLY USED] PERJU RED TESTIMONY [NEVER CORRECTED BY THE COMMONWEALTH]? C. WHETHER THE TRIAL COURT LACKED SUBJECT - MATTER JURISDICTION TO PROCEED TO THE MERITS OF APPELLANT ’ S ISSUES WHEN APPELLANT WAS ON DIRECT APPEAL AND APPELLANT COUNSEL FAILED TO CONSULT APPELLANT ABOUT FILI NG A PETITION FOR ALLOWANCE OF APPEAL TO THE PENNSYLVANIA SUPREME COURT TO REVIEW ISSUES E - J BELOW AND APPELLANT FILED A TIMELY PCRA PETITION RAISING THOSE ISSUES SHOWING HE DESIRED COUNSEL TO FILE A PETITION FOR ALLOWANCE OF APPEAL ON DIRECT APPEAL? D. W HET HER THE PCRA COURT ERRED IN FILING TO GRANT AN APPEAL NUNC PRO TUNC FOR APPELLANT TO FILE A PETITION FOR ALLOWANCE OF APPEAL TO THE PENNSYLVANIA SUPREME COURT WITH THE APPOINTMENT OF NEW COUNSEL IN LIGHT OF APPELLANT COUNSEL ’ S FAILURE TO DO SO AND PCRA COU NSEL ’ S FAILURE TO FILE AN AMENDED PETITION RAISING ALL PRIOR COUNSELS ’ (TRIAL AND APPELLANT) INEFFECTIVENESS? E. WHETHER THE TRIAL COURT ERRED IN DENYING THE APPELLANT ’ S PRE - TRIAL MOTIONS TO BAR RE -

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- 4 - PROSECUTION ON DOUBLE JEOPARDY GROUNDS OR, ALTERNATELY, TO C ONDUCT A HEARING ON WHETHER THE PROSECUTOR INTENTIONALLY WITHHELD BRADY EVIDENCE [IN LIGHT OF THE SUPREME COURT ’ S FEBRUARY 28, 2017 DECISION RENDERED IN COMMONWEALTH - V JAWAYNE K. BROWN; COMMONWEALTH - V - RICHARD BROWN; AND COMMONWEALTH - V - AQUIL BOND, 2017 PA .LEXIS 476 (NO. 384 EAL 2016, NO. 385 EAL 2016, NO. 386 EAL 2016) AND NO FACTUAL FINDINGS EVER BEING MADE BY THE ORIGINAL TRIAL JUDGE, OR A HEARING ON FURTHER TESTIMONY, REGARDING THE INTENT OF THE PROSECUTOR]? F. WHETHER THE TRIAL COURT ERRED AND VIOLATED T HE APPELLANT ’ S RIGHT TO DUE PROCESS WHEN IT EXCLUDED DEFENSE WITNESSES WHO WOULD HAVE PLACED AN INCULPATORY STATEMENT IN PROPER CONTEXT, THUS CHALLENGING THE COMMONWEALTH ’ S THEORY THAT THE STATEMENT SHOWED CONSCIOUSNESS OF GUILT? G. WHETHER THE TRIAL COURT E RRED WHEN IT ADMITTED MICHAEL PATTERSON ’ S TESTIMONY THAT “ TURTLE ” TOLD HIM THAT APPELLANT WAS THE SHOOTER AND OTHER TESTIMONY SUGGESTING THAT TURTLE WAS AN EYEWITNESS WITH THE ERROR ALLOWING THE COMMONWEALTH TO BENEFIT FROM ITS EARLIER BRADY VIOLATIONS ALL VIOLATING DUE PROCESS OF LAW AND THE RIGHT TO CONFRONTATION? H. WHETHER THE TRIAL COURT ERRED WHEN IT ADMITTED PRIOR STATEMENTS OF EDWARD JACKSON THAT IMPROPERLY BOLSTERED HIS IN COURT TESTIMONY? I. WHETHER THE TRIAL COURT ERRED AND ABUSED ITS DISCRETION WHEN IT ADMITTED A PORTION OF THE APPELLANT ’ S 1988 PENALTY PHASE TESTIMONY WHICH SAID TESTIMONY VIOLATING THE APPELLANT ’ S RIGHT TO DUE PROCESS OF LAW BECAUSE IT WAS THE PRODUCT OF EARLIER BRADY VIOLATIONS? J. WHETHER THE TRIAL COURT ERRED WHEN IT DENIED MOTIONS MADE DURING AN AFTER TRIAL FOR DISCOVERY OF THE MEDICAL REASONS FOR THE FIVE - DAY DELAY OF EDWARD JACKSON ’ S TESTIMONY?

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K. WHETHER TRIAL AND APPELLATE COUNSEL RENDERED INEFFECTIVE ASSISTANCE, IN VIOLATION OF THE SIXTH AMENDMENT, FOR FAILING TO: (1) PROVIDE EVIDENCE IN THE RECORD ON APPEAL TO SUPPORT HIS JUDGE BRONSON ERRED IN FAILING TO ALLOW THE DEFENSE TO INQUIRE INTO THE MEDICAL RECORDS OF EDWARD JACKSON TO DETERMINE WHETHER HE HAD A PROBLEM WITH ALCOHOL AND DRUGS, EVIDENCE THAT APPEARED AT T HE NOVEMBER 24, 1997 PCRA HEARING AND ESTABLISHED THAT THE COMMONWEALTH HAD DELIBERATELY MISLED THE APPELLATE COURT IN ITS APPELLEE BRIEF IN REGARDS TO JACKSON ’ S ALCOHOL AND DRUG PROBLEM; AND (2) CONSULT WITH APPELLANT ABOUT FILING A TIMELY PETITION FOR AL LOWANCE OF APPEAL IN THE PENNSYLVANIA SUPREME COURT AND CERTIORARI ON DIRECT APPEAL, WHERE APPELLANT FILED A TIMELY PCRA PETITION RAISING THE SAME CLAIMS AND SHOWING HIS DESIRE TO DO SO ? L WHETHER PCRA COUNSEL RENDERED INEFFECTIVE ASSISTANCE, IN VIOLATIO N OF THE SIXTH AMENDMENT, IN FAILING TO FILE AN AMENDED PETITION TO RAISE THE INEFFECTIVE ASSISTANCE OF ALL PRIOR COUNSEL? Appellant ’ s Brief at vi - vii. Our standard of review of an order denying PCRA relief is whether the record supports the PCRA court ’ s d etermination and whether the PCRA court ’ s determination is free of legal error. Commonwealth v. Hernandez , 79 A.3d 649, 651 (Pa. Super.2013). The PCRA court ’ s findings will not be disturbed unless there is no support for the findings in the certified record. Id. We have reviewed the briefs of the parties, the relevant law, the certified record before us, and the PCRA court ’ s opinion. We conclude that the re cord supports the PCRA court ’ s determination , and w e discern no error in its analysis. Accordingly, we affirm the August 25 , 2017 order based on the PCRA

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court ’ s opinion, and we adopt its analysis and reasoning as our own. 1 

### The parties are directed to at tach a copy of the PCRA court ’ s December 18, 2017 opinion in the event of further proceedings in this matter. Order affirmed. Judgment Entered. Joseph D. Seletyn, Esq. Prothonotary
Date: 9/17/18

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j ur e d t e s t i m o ny ( n e v e r c o rr e c t e d b y th e C o mm o nw e a l th ) ? C . Wh e th e r th e tr i a l c o urt e rr e d i n d e ny i n g th e a p p e ll an t ' s p r e - tr i a l m o t i o n s t o b ar r e - p r o s e c ut i o n o n d o ub l e j e o p ar dy g ro un d s o r , a lt e rn at e l y , t o c o n d u c t a h e ar i n g o n w h e th e r th e p ro s e c ut o r i nt e n t i o n a ll y w i thh e l d B ra d y e v i d e n c e ( i n li g h t o f th e S u

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e c t i v e n e s s ? E . Wh e th e r th e tr i a l c o urt e rr e d i n d e ny i n g th e a p p e ll ant ' s p r e - tr i a l m o t i o n s t o b ar r e - p ro s e c ut i o n o n . d o ub l e j eo p ar dy g r o un d s o r , a lt e rn at i v e l y , t o c o n d

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p p e ll ant ' s ri g h t t o d u e p r o c e s s w h e n i t e x cl u d e d d e fe n s e w i tn e s s e s w h o w o u l d h av e p l a c e d an i n c u l p at o ry s t at e m e nt i n th e p r o p e r c o n t e x t , thu s 4c h a ll e n g i n g th e C o mm o nw e al th ' s th e o r y th at th e s t at e m e n t s h o w e d c o n s ci o u s n e s s o f g u i l t ? G . Wh e th e r th e tr i a l c o urt e rr e d w h e n i t a dm i tt e d M i c h a e l P att e r s o n ' s t e s t i m o ny th at " T urt l e " t o l d h i m th at a p p e ll an t w a s th e s h o o t e r an d o th e r t e s t i m o ny s u g g e s t i n g th at T urt l e w a s an e y e w i tn e s s w i th th e e rr o r a ll o w i n g th e C o mm o nw e a l th t o b e n e fi t fr o m i t s e arl i e r 

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p p o rt h i s Ju d g e B r o n s o n e rr e d i n fa il i n g t o a ll o w th e d e fe n s e t o i n qu i r e i n t o th e m e d i c a l r e c o r d s o f E dw ar d Ja c k s o n t o d e t e rm in e w h e th e r h e h ad a p ro b l e m w i th a lc o h o l an d dru g s , e v i d e n c e th at a p p e ar e d at th e N o v e mb e r 2 4 , 1 9 9 7 P C RA h e ar i n g an d e s t ab l i s h e d th at th e C o mm o nw e a lth h a d d e li b e r at e l y m i s l e d th e a p p e ll at e C o urt i n i t s a

p p e ll e e b ri e f i n r e g ar d s t o J a c k s o n ' s a l c o h o l an d dru g p ro b l e m ; an d ( 2 ) c o n s u lt w i th a p p e ll an t ab o ut fil i n g a t i m e l y p e t i t i o n fo r a ll o w an c e o f a p p e a l i n th e P e nn s y l v an i a S u

p r e m e C o urt an d c e rt i o rar i o n d i r e c t a p p e a l , wh e r e a p p e ll an t fi l e d a t i m e l y P C RA p e t i t i o n ra i s i n g th e s am e cl a i m s an d s h o w i n g h i s d e s i r e t o d o s o ? 

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T h i s C o urt s e t fo rth th e r e l e v an t fa c t s i n i t s o p i n i o n r e g ar d i n g d e fe n d ant ' s d i r e c t ap p e a l a s fo ll o w s . A t tr i a l , th e C o mm o nw e a l th p r e s e n t e d th e t e s t i m o ny o f N e wt o w n T o w n s h i p P o li c e Li e ut e n ant C h ar l e s S c hu c k , P h i l a d e l p h i a P o li c e Li e ut e n an t D an i e l Ju d g e , P h il a d e l p h i a P o l i c e D e t e c t i v e s W ill i am Wynn ( R e t . ) , C hr i s t o p h e r S t arr ( R e t . ) , L awr e n c e G e rr ar d ( R e t. ) , L e o n L ub i e j e w s k i ( R e t. ) , R o g e r H arm o n ( R e t. ) , an d G r e g o r

y R o d d e n , P h i l a d e l p h i a P o l i c e O ffi c e r R aym o n d An dr e j c z ak: , D e p uty C h i e f M e d i c a l E x am i n e r D r . G ary C o ll i n s , M i c h a e l P att e r s o n , R o b e rt B i g g i n s , H aro l d H i g g i n s , Q um a L amb , C athy L amb , an d E dw ar d J a c k s o n . D e f

e n d an t p r e s e n t e d th e t e s t i m o ny o f A l b e rt L e v i tt . V i e w e d i n th e l i g h t m o s t fav o r ab l e t o th e C o mm o nw e a l th a s th e v e r d ic t w i nn e r , th e e v i d e n c e e s t ab l i s h e d th e fo ll o w i n g . R o nn i e W ill i am s w a s d e fe n d ant ' s a d o p t e d b r o th e r. 1 A f t e r W ill i am s w a s mur d e r e d , d e fe n d an t c am e t o b e l i e v e th at W ill i am s h a d b e e n k ill e d b y J am i e L amb . 2 N . T . 3 / 2 6 / 1 4 at 1 5 . M i c h a e l P att e r s o n , w h o kn e w b o th d e fe n d an t an d L amb , s p o k e w i th d e fe n d ant a b o ut L amb s o m e t i m e p r i o r t o Au g u s t 3 , 1 9 8 1. 3 D ur i n g th at c o nv e r s at i o n , d e fe n d an t t o l d P att e r s o n th at h e h a d h e ar d L amb " h a d s o m e th i n g t o d o w i th k ill i n g [ R o nn i e W i ll i am s ], " an d th at d e fe n d ant " w a s g o i n g t o g e t w i th Jam i e , " r e g ar d l e s s o f h o w l o n g i t t o o k . N . T . 3 / 2 5 / 1 4 at 2 0 3 - 2 0 4 . O n Au g u s t 3 , 1 9 8 1 , at a p p ro x i m at e l y 1 : 0 0 p m , P att e r s o n w e nt t o G a i n e r ' s T i r e S h o p l o c at e d at F o x S tr e e t an d L i p p i n c o tt S tr e e t i n N o rth P h i l a d e l p h i a . T h e r e , o ut s i d e th e s h o p , w e r e d e fe n d an t , R o dn e y W e ll s , 4 an d f o r d H o w ar d . N . T . 3 / 2 5 / 1 4 at 1 9 0 - 1 9 3 . Wh il e th i s g ro u p w a s t o g e th e r , L amb , K e nny M o z e ll e , J e ff r e y R ahm i n g , 5 " P e anut , " 6 an d C arl R o w l an d w a l k ed p a s t. N . T . 3 / 2 5 /1 4 at 1 9 3 - 1 9 4 . L amb w a s h e a d i n g t o th e S w e e t Jo y L o un g e , w h e r e hi s y o un g e r s i s t e r w o rk e d , at th e c o m e r o f 2 4 th S tr e e t an d A ll e g h e ny S tr e e t i n N o rth P h i l a d e l p h i a . N . T. 3 / 2 5 /1 4 at 8 0 ; 3 /2 6 / 1 4 at 6 8 - 6 9 . A s h e p a s s e d , L amb s m il e d at d e f

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p p e ar e d an g ry i n r e s p o n s e . N . T . 3 / 2 5 / 1 4 at 1 9 4 - 1 9 5 . S h o rt l y a ft e r L amb l e ft , d e fe n d an t , H o w ar d , an d W e ll s a ll l e ft th e T i r e S h o p , w a l k i n g i n th e s am e d i r e c t i o n th at L amb h a d g o n e . N . T . 3 /2 5 / 1 4 at 1 9 6 . D e f e n d an t w a s w e ar i n g a d ark " a p p l e j a c k " s ty l e h at. N . T. 3 / 2 5 / 1 4 at 1 9 7 - 1 9 8 , 2 5 7 - 2 5 8 . M i nut e s l at e r , L amb w a s i n th e b a c k o f th e S w e e t J o y L o un g e . D e fe n d ant e n t e r e d th e l o un g e , w a l k e d i nt o th e r e ar s e c t i o n , an d s h o t L amb fi v e t i m e s . 

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u ll n am e w a s W il li am J am ar L amb . N . T . 3 /2 7 / 1 4 at 1 1 8 . 3 P att e r s o n w a s a l s o kn o wn a s B u c k . N . T . 3 / 2 5 / 1 4 at 2 5 3 . · 4 W e ll s w a s a l s o kn o wn a s H o p p a . N .T . 3 / 2 5 / 1 4 at 1 9 1. 5 R ahm i n g w a s a l s o kn o wn a s T urt l e . N .T. 3 / 3 1 11 4 at 1 72 . 6 P e anut ' s r e a l n am e w a s n o t r e v e a l e d d uri n g th e tr i a l. 6p atr o n s w h o h a d fa ll e n t o th e fl o o r w h e n th e s h o o t i n g s t art e d . N . T . 3 / 3 1 /1 4 at

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p an d r an o ut o f th e b u i l d i n g . N . T . 3 / 3 1 /1 4 at 3 6 - 3 7 . Up o n e x i t i n g , d e fe n d an t ran i n t o a C a d i l l a c , w h i c h s p e d aw ay fr o m th e s c e n e an d fa i l e d t o s t o p at a r e d li g h t. N . T . 3 / 2 5 / 1 4 at 2 5 5 - 2 5 6 , 2 6 0 ; 3 / 2 7 /1 4 at 7 5 - 7 6 . W e ll s o wn e d a C a d i ll a c E l d o ra d o at th e t i m e o f th e s h o o t i n g . N . T . 3 / 2 5 /1 4 at 2 0 2 . A t a p p r o x i m at e l y l : 1 5 p . m . , P att e r s o n s aw R o w l an d runn i n g d o wn th e s tr e e t , y e ll i n g " [ c J o m e o n , y ' a ll , c o m e o n , c o m e o n , " an d th at " [ t j h e l i tt l e s h o rt g uy j u s t k i ll e d Jam i e , th e y j u s t p a ss e d u s d o w n th e r e b y th e c ar . " N . T. 3 / 2 5 / 1 4 at I 9 9 . R o w l an d furth e r s t at e d th at " th e li tt l e s h o rt g uy " h a d j u s t b e e n w i th H o w ar d an d W e ll s . N . T . 3 / 2 5 / 1 4 at 1 9 9 - 2 0 0 . A fe w d ay s a f

t e r L amb ' s d e ath , P att e r s o n w a s o n th e p h o n e w i th d e fe n d ant w h e n P att e r s o n s t at e d , " T urt l e s ay s y o u k ill e d J am i e . " N . T . 3 / 2 5 /1 4 at 2 0 1 . D e f e n d an t r e p li e d th at " T urt l e n e e d e d t o k e e p h i s n am e o ut o f h i s m o uth . . . b e fo r e h e g e t p l u c k e d . " N . T. 3 / 2 5 / 1 4 at 2 0 1. O n M ar c h 3 l , 1 9 8 2 , J a c k s o n att e n d e d a l i n e u p an d p urp o s e fu ll y m i s i d e nt i fi e d th e s h o o t e r , s e le c t i n g s o m e o n e o th e r th an d e fe n d ant. N . T. 3 / 3 1/ 1 4 at 4 3 "4 4 . J a c k s o n d i d th i s b e c au s e h e h a d b e e n v i s i t e d b y tw o m e n w i th a g un , a p p r o x i m at e l y fi v e m o n th s e ar l i e r , wh o t o l d h i m t o " m i n d [ h i s ] o w n b u s i n e s s an d d o n ' t s ay n o th i n g t o th e c o p s a b o ut n o th i n g . " N . T . 3 / 3 1 /1 4 at 4 1 . J a c k s o n i n fo rm e d h o m i c i d e d e t e c t i v e s th at s am e d ay th at h e p urp o s e f u ll y s e l e c t e d th e wr o n g p e r s o n . N . T. 3 / 3 1/ 1 4 at 4 5 . T r i a l C o urt O p i n i o n , fi l e d N o v e mb e r 2 6 , 2 0 1 4 , at p p . 2 - 4 . III . DI S C U S S I O N If c o urt - a p p o i n t e d c o un s e l fo r a P C RA p e t i t i o n e r d e t e rm i n e s th at th e i s s u e s th e p e t i t i o n e r r a i s e s fo r c o ll at e r a l r e v i e w ar e m e ri tl e s s , an d th e P C RA c o urt c o n c ur s , c o un s e l m ay w i th dr aw an d th e p e t i t i o n e r m ay p r o c e e d p ro s e, b y p ri v at e l y r e t a i n e d c o un s e l , o r n o t at a l l. F i n le y, 5 5 0 A . 2 d at 2 1 8 . T o b e p e rm i tt e d t o w i th dr aw , p e t it i o n e r ' s c o un s e l mu s t fil e a n o m e r i t l e tt e r , o r "

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a s h i ng / o n , 4 6 6 U . S . 6 6 8 , 6 9 4 (1 9 8 4 ) . I n P e nn s y l v an i a , th e S tr i c k la n d s t an d ar d i s i nt e r

p r e t e d a s r e qu i r i n g p ro o f th at: ( l ) th e cl a i m un d e rl y i n g th e i n e ff e c t i v e n e s s cl a i m h a d ar g u ab l e m e r i t ; ( 2 ) c o un s e l ' s a c t i o n s l a c k e d any r e a s o n ab l e b a s i s ; an d ( 3 ) th e i n e ff e c t i v e n e s s o f c o un s e l c au s e d th e p e t i t i o n e r p r e

j u d i c e . C o m m o n w e a ll

h v . M i lle r , 9 8 7 A . 2 d 6 3 8 , 6 4 8 ( P a . 2 0 0 9 ) ; C o m m o n w e a l t

h v. P i e rc e, 5 2 7 A .2 d 9 7 3 ( P a . 1 9 8 7 ) . T o s at i s f y th e th i r d p ro n g o fth e t e s t , th e p e t i t i o n e r mu s t p ro v e th at , b ut fo r c o un s e l ' s e rr o r , th e r e i s a r e a s o n ab l e p ro b ab i l i ty th at th e o ut c o m e o fth e p r o c e e d i n g w o u l d h av e b e e n d i ff e r e nt. C o m m o n w e a l t

h v . S n e e d , 8 9 9 A .2 d I 0 6 7 , 1 0 8 4 ( P a . 2 0 0 6 ) ( c i t i n g S

tr i c kland, 4 6 6 U . S . at 6 9 4 ) . I f th e P C RA c o urt d e t e rm i n e s th at any o n e o f th e thr e e p ro n g s c ann o t b e m e t , th e n th e c o urt n e e d n o t h o l d an e v i d e n t i ar y h e ar i n g a s s u c h a h e ar i n g w o u l d s e rv e n o p urp o s e . C o m m o n w e a l t

h v . J o n es , 9 4 2 A . 2 d 9 0 3 , 9 0 6 ( P a . S u p e r . 2 0 0 8 ) , a p p e a l d e n i e d , 9 5 6 A . 2 d 4 3 3 ( P a . 2 0 0 8 ) . 1 . C L A I M S F R O M S T A T E M EN T O F E RR O R S A
. Pre v i o u s D i

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j u d i c e D e f e n d an t fi r s t a ll e g e s th at h e " s h o u l d b e g r an t e d an arr e s t o f j u d g m e n t/ d i s m i s s a l as h e w a s wr o n g fu ll y p r o s e c ut e d g i v e n th at th e mun i c i p a l c o urt ( Ju d g e Li p s c hut z ) d i s m i s s e d h i s c a s e w ith p r e

j u d i c e ( an d d i s c h ar g e d h i m ) o n M ay 2 7 , 1 9 8 2 . . . . " S t at e m e n t o f E rr o r s at 

## 1 A 

### 8T h i s c l a i m c o u l d h av e , b ut w a s n o t , ra i s e d o n a d i r e c t a p p e a l. It i s th e r e fo r e w a i v e d . 4 2 P a . C. S . § 9 5 4 4 ( b ) ( ' ' an i s s u e i s w a i v e d i f th e p e t i t i o n e r c o ul d h av e r a i s e d i t b ut fa i l e d t o d o s o be fo r e tr i a l , at tr i a l , [ o r ] o n a p p e a l " ) ; 

### s e e C

o m m o n w e a l t

h v. L a m b e r t

, 7 9 7 A. 2 d 2 3 2 , 2 4 0 ( P a . 2 0 0 1 ) . 

### B . 

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u p e r i o r C o u r t E rro r i n M i s c o n s t ru i ng F a c t s D e f e n d an t n e x t c l a i m s th at h e i s e nt i t l e d t o r e l i e f a s th e S u p e r i o r C o urt " m i s c o n s tru e d th e fa c t s o f th e c a s e . " S t at e m e nt o f E rr o rs at 

## 1 B. T h e P C RA c o urt , h o w e v e r , i s w i th o ut j ur i s d i c t i o n t o r e v i e w a d e c i s i o n o fth e S u p e ri o r C o urt . C. 

### D o u b le J

e o p a rd y D e fe n d ant n e x t a ll e g e s th at th e " th e tri a l c o urt e rr e d i n d e ny i n g th e a p p e ll an t' s p r e - tri a l m o t i o n s t o b ar r e - p r o s e c ut i o n o n d o ub l e j e o p ar dy g r o un d s o r , a l t e rn at e l y , t o c o n d u c t a h e ari n g o n w h e th e r th e p r o s e c ut o r i n t e nt i o n a ll y w i thh e l d 

### B ra d y e v i d e n c e . . . . " S t at e m e n t o f E rr o rs at 

## 1 C . T h i s cl a i m w a s ra i s e d i n d e f e n d ant ' s d i r e c t a

p p e al an d r e

j e c t e d b y th e S u

p e r i o r C o urt . 

### S

e e S u p e r i o r C o urt O p i n i o n , fil e d 6 / 3 / l 6 at p p . 4 - 8 . B e c au s e th i s c l a i m w a s p r e v i o u s l y li t i g at e d o n d e f e n d ant ' s d i r e c t a

p p e a l , i t i s n o t c o g n i z a

b l e un d e r th e P C RA . 4 2 P . A. C . S . § 9 5 4 3 ( a ) ( 3 ) & 9 5 4 4 ( a ) ( 2 ) ; 

### s e e C

o m m o n w e a l t

h v . J o h n s o n , 1 3 9 A. 3 d 1 2 5 7 , 1 2 72 ( P a . 2 0 1 6 ) . 

### D. 

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r i a l D e f e n d an t n e x t a ll e g e s th at th e " tr i al c o urt e rr e d an d v i o l at e d th e a p p e ll an t' s r i g h t t o d u e p ro c e s s w h e n i t e x cl u d e d d e f e n s e w i tn e s s e s wh o w o u l d hav e p l a c e d an i n c u l p at o ry s t at e m e n t i n p r o p e r c o n t e x t. . . " S t at e m e n t o f E rr o r s at 

## 1 D . Th i s cl a i m w a s r a i s e d i n d e f e n d an t ' s d i r e c t a

p p e a l an d r e

j e c t e d b y th e S u

p e r i o r C o urt . 

### S

e e S u p e r i o r C o urt O p i n i o n , fil e d 6 / 3 / 1 6 at p p . 9 - 1 2 . B e c au s e th i s c l a i m w a s p re v i o u s l y li t i g at e d o n d e f e n d an t ' s d i r e c t a p p e a l , i t i s n o t c o g n i z a

b l e un d e r th e P C RA . 4 2 P . A. C . S . § 9 5 4 3 ( a ) ( 3 ) & 9 5 4 4 ( a ) ( 2 ) ; 

### s e e J o h n s o n , 1 3 9 A. 3 d at 1 2 7 2 .

9

### E. 

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s o n ' s T e s t i m o n y N e x t , d e fe n d an t c l a i m s " th e tr i a l c o urt e rr e d w h e n i t a dm i tt e d M i c h a e l P att e r s o n ' s t e s t i m o ny th at ' T urt l e ' t o l d h i m th at a p p e ll an t w a s th e s h o o t e r an d o th e r t e s t i m o ny s u g g e s t i n g th at T urt l e w a s an e y e w itn e s s w ith th e e rr o r a ll o w i n g th e C o mm o nw e a lth t o b e n e fi t fr o m i t s e ar li e r 

### B ra d

y v i o l at i o n s . . . " S t at e m e n t o f E rr o r s at 

## 1 E . T h i s c l a i m w a s r ai s ed i n d e f e n d an t ' s d i r e c t a p p e al an d r e

j e c t e d b y th e S u

p e r i o r C o urt . 

### S

e e S u p e r i o r C o urt O p i ni o n , 

### fi l e d 6 / 3 / 1 6 at p p . 9 - 1 2 . B e c au s e th i s cl a i m w a s p r e v i o u s l y li t i g at e d o n d e fe n d an t ' s d i re c t a p p e a l , i t i s n o t c o g n i z ab l e un d e r th e P C RA . 4 2 P . A. C . S . 

### § 9 5 4 3 ( a ) ( 3 ) & 9 5 4 4 ( a ) ( 2 ) ; 

### s e e J o h n s o n , 1 3 9 A .3 d at 1 2 72 . 

### F Pr i o r S

ta te m e n t s o f E d w a rd J a c ks o n N e x t , d e fe n d ant c l a i m s th at th e tri a l c o urt e rr e d i n adm i tt i n g p r i o r s t at e m e nt s o f E dw ar d J a c k s o n b e c au s e th e y i mp ro p e rl y b o l s t e r e d h i s i n - c o urt t e s t i m o ny . S t at e m e nt o f E rr o r s at 

## 1 F . T h i s cl a i m w a s ra i s e d i n d e fe n d an t ' s d i r e c t a p p e a l an d r e

j e c t e d b y th e S u

p e r i o r C o urt . 

### S e e S u p e ri o r C o urt O p i n i o n , fi l e d 6 / 3 / 1 6 at p p . 2 1 - 2 8 . B e c au s e th i s cl a i m w a s p r e v i o u s l y li t i g at e d o n d e f e n d an t ' s d i r e c t a

p p e al , i t i s n o t c o g n i z ab l e un d e r th e P C RA . 4 2 P . A. C . S . 

### § 9 5 4 3 ( a ) ( 3 ) & 9 5 4 4 ( a ) ( 2 ) ; 

### s e e J o h n s o n , 1 3 9 A .3 d at 1 2 7 2 . 

### G. A d m i s s i o n o f P e n a l ty Ph a s e T

es t i m o n y fro m Pr i o r T

r i a l N e x t , d e fe n d ant cl a i m s th at th e tri a l c o urt ab u s e d i t s d i s c r e t i o n w h e n i t a dm i tt e d a p o rt i o n o f h i s 1 9 8 8 p e n a l ty p h a s e t e s t i m o ny . S t at e m e n t o f E rr o r s at 

## 1 G . T h i s cl a i m w a s ra i s e d i n d e fe n d ant ' s d i r e c t a p p e a l an d re

j e c t e d b y th e . s u

p e r i o r C o urt . 

### S

e e S u p e r i o r C o urt O p i n i o n , fil e d 6 / 3 / 1 6 at p p . 2 9 - 3 1. B e c au s e th i s cl a i m w a s p r e v i o u s l y l i t i g at e d o n d e fe n d ant ' s d i r e c t a p p e a l , 

### it i s n o t c o g n i z ab l e un d e r th e P C RA . 4 2 P . A. C . S . 

### § 9 5 4 3 ( a ) ( 3 ) & 9 5 4 4 ( a ) ( 2 ) ; 

### s e e J o h n s o n , 1 3 9 A .3 d at 1 2 72 .



### lOH D e n i a l o f Mo t i o n s fo r D i s c o v e r y re g a rd i ng W i t n es s E d w a rd J a c ks o n N e x t , d e fe n d an t cl a i m s th at th at th e tr i a l c o urt e rr e d i n d e ny i n g h i s m o t i o n s s e e k i n g d i s c o v e ry p e rt a i n i n g t o th e m e d i c a l r e a s o n s fo r th e fi v e - d ay d e l ay i n th e t e s t i m o ny o f C o mm o nw e a l th w i tn e s s E dw ar d Ja c k s o n . S t at e m e n t o f E rr o r s at , H . T h i s cl a i m w a s ra i s e d i n d e fe n d ant ' s d i r e c t a

p p e a l an d r e

j e c t e d b y th e S u

p e r i o r C o urt . S

e e S u p e r i o r C o urt O p i n i o n , fil e d 6 / 3 /1 6 at p p . 3 1 - 3 3 . B e c au s e th i s c l a i m w a s p r e v i o u s l y li t i g at e d o n d e fe n d ant ' s d i r e c t a p p e a l , i t i s n o t c o g n i z ab l e un d e r th e P C RA . 4 2 P . A . C . S . 

### § 9 5 4 3 ( a ) ( 3 ) & 9 5 4 4 ( a ) ( 2 ) ; s e e J o h n s o n , 1 3 9 A. 3 d at 1 2 72 . 1. In e ffe c t i v e A s s i

s t a n c e o f C o u n s e l re g a rd i n g E d w a rd J a c ks o n ' s M e d i c a l R e c o rd

s D e f e n d ant n e x t c l a i m s th at b o th tr i al an d a p p e ll at e c o un s e l w e r e i n e ff e c t i v e fo r n o t p r e s e n t i n g e v i d e n c e r e g ar d i n g E dw ar d Ja c k s o n ' s p r i o r dru g an d a l c o h o l p ro b l e m s i n o r d e r t o s u p p o rt th e cl a i m th at th e tr i a l c o urt e rr e d i n d e ny i n g d e fe n d ant a c c e s s t o J a c k s o n ' s m e d ic a l r e c o r d s . D e f

e n d ant c i t e s t o t e s t i m o ny fr o m a h e ar i n g h e l d i n 1 9 9 7 r e g ar d i n g a p r i o r P C RA p e t i t i o n , i n wh i c h J a c k s o n a dm i tt e d th at h e h a d a h i s t o ry o f a l c o h o l a b u s e . S t at e m e n t o f E rr o r s at , I. F i r s t , tr i a l c o un s e l c o u l d n o t h av e b e e n i n e ff e c t i v e i n fa i li n g t o o b t a i n an d p r e s e n t e v i d e n c e o f

Ja c k s o n ' s dru g an d a l c o h o l p ro b l e m s , s i n c e h e m a d e e v e r y p o s s i b l e e f

fo rt t o d o s o . Wh e n J a c k s o n fa i l e d t o a p p e ar fo r tr i a l d

u e t o a cl a i m e d i ll n e s s , th e p ro s e c ut o r a s k e d fo r a b r i e f c o nt i nu an c e an d p r e s e nt e d a n o t e fr o m J a c k s o n ' s d o c t o r s t at i n g th at J a c k s o n h a d th e fl u an d w a s un ab l e t o att e n d c o urt . N . T . 3 / 2 7 / 2 0 1 4 at 6 - 7 . N o tw i th s t an d i n g th e d o c t o r ' s n o t e , c o un s e l d e m an d e d a c c e s s t o th e m e d i c a l r e c or d s t o d e t e rm i n e i f th e a c tu a l p ro b l e m w as r e l at e d t o " al c o h o l , dr

u g s , s o m e o th e r ill n e s s th at m ay i mp a c t o n c r e d i b i l i ty , h i s a b ili ty t o r e c a l l [ . ] " N .T . 3 / 2 7 / 1 4 at 

### 8 . B e c au s e th e C o urt h a d o b s e rv e d J a c k s o n i n c o urt th e d ay b e fo r e e x h i b i t i n g fl u - l i k e s ymp t o m s , an d s i n c e th e d o c t o r ' s n o t e s t at e d th at J a c k s o n h a d th e fl u , th e C o urt d e n i e d th e r e qu e s t. N . T . 3 / 2 7 / 2 0 1 4 at 9 . 1 1M o r e o v e r , w h e n J a c k s o n s ub s e qu e nt l y t e s t i fi e d at th e tri a l , c o un s el att e mp t e d t o a s k

h i m o n c ro s s - e x am i n at i o n w h e th e r h e h a d " a h i s t o r y o f al c o h o l p r o b l e m s . " N . T . 3 / 3 1 / 2 0 1 4 at 9 8 - 9 9 . 7 Ja c k s o n a dm i tt e d th at h e h a d " qu i t e a b i t t o dr i nk " j u s t b e fo r e th e s h o o t i n g , al l o w i n g c o un s e l t o ar g u e th at h e w a s an i mp a i r e d w i tn e s s . N . T. 3 / 3 1/2 0 1 4 at 9 9 . T h e r e w a s n o th i n g m o r e th at tr i a l c o un s e l c o u l d d o . A s fo r a p p e ll at e c o un s e l , i t i s tru e th at th e S u p e ri o r C o urt , i n r e

j e c t i n g d e f

e n d ant ' s c l a i m th at th e C o urt e rr e d i n d e ny i n g d e f e n d ant a c c e s s t o J a c k s o n ' s m e d i c a l r e c o r d s , s t at e d th at th e r e w a s n o e v i d e n c e i n th e r e c o r d th at J a c k s o n s u ff e r e d fr o m dru g o r a lc o h o l p ro b l e m s , an d th at d e f

e n d ant d i d n o t p o i n t t o any s u c h e v i d e n c e i n h i s b ri e f . S e e S u p e r i o r C o urt O p i n i o n , fil e d 6 / 3 /1 6 at p p . 3 3 . H o w e v e r , e v e n i f a p p e ll at e c o un s e l h a d m ar s h a ll e d a ll o f th e e v i d e n c e o f a lc o h o l c o n s ump t i o n an d p r e s e n t e d i t t o th e S u p e ri o r C o urt , i t w o u l d n o t h av e c h an g e d th e S u

p e ri o r C o urt ' s d e c i s i o n . A s th e S u p e ri o r C o urt s t at e d , th e d e c i s i o n w h e th e r t o a ll o w a c c e s s t o J a c k s o n ' s m e d i c a l r e c o r d s w a s v e s t e d i n th e d i s c r e t i o n o f th e tr i a l c o urt . S u p e r i o r C o urt O p i n i o n , fil e d 6 / 3 /1 6 at p p . 3 3 . H e r e , th e tr i a l c o urt h a d p e r s o n a ll y o b s e rv e d Ja c k s o n d e m o n s tr at i n g fl u - li k e s ymp t o m s , an d h i s fl u w a s c o n fi rm e d b y a d o c t o r ' s n o t e . A l s o , a s th e S u p e r i o r C o urt n o t e d , " d e fe n s e c o un s e l w a s fr e e t o c r o s s - e x am i n e J a c k s o n r e g ar d i n g any fa c t o r th at m ay h av e i mp a c t e d h i s ab ili ty t o t e s t i f y truth fu ll y o r r e c a ll th e e v e nt s i n qu e s t i o n , " S u

p e r i o r C o urt O p i n i o n , fil e d 6 / 3 / 1 6 at p p . 3 3 , an d d e fe n s e c o un s e l d i d s o e x t e n s i v e l y . C o un s e l b r o u g h t o ut i n d e t a i l J a c k s o n ' s c r i m e n fa l s i c o nv i c t i o n , th e p o o r l i g h t i n g c o n d i t i o n s , J a c k s o n ' s p r i o r i n c o n s i s t e nt s t at e m e n t s , h i s l a c k o fo p p o rt un i ty t o o b s e rv e , h i s c o n s ump t i o n o f a l c o h o l o n th e d ay o f th e s h o o t i n g , h i s p ri o r m i s i d e n t i fi c at i o n at a l i n e u p , an d o th e r fa c t o r s b e ari n g u

p o n c r e d i b i l i ty . N . T . 3 / 3 1/ 2 0 1 4 at 6 4 - 1 2 0 , 1 3 6 - 13 9 . A fi s h i n g

1 T h e C o urt s u s t a i n e d th e C o mm o nw e a lth ' s o b j e c t i o n t o th i s qu e s t i o n , b ut p e rm i tt e d c o un s e l t o a s k a b o ut J a c k s o n ' s a l c o h o l c o n s ump t i o n o n th e d ay o fth e mur d e r an d b e fo r e s p e ak i n g t o th e p o li c e . N . T . 3 / 3 1 /2 0 1 4 at 9 8 - 1 0 0 . 1 2

### e xp e d i t i o n i nt o Ja c k s o n ' s m e d i c a l r e c o r d s w a s n o t a p p r o p r i at e an d c o u l d n o t h av e a ff e c t e d th e o ut c o m e o f d e fe n d ant ' s tri a l. N o · r e l i e f i s d u e . J 

### I n e ff e c t i v e A s s i s t a n c e o f P C RA C o u n s e l D e f e n d ant n e x t c o nt e n d s th at " P C RA C o un s e l re n d e r e d i n e ff e c t i v e a s s i s t an c e , i n v i o l at i o n o f th e S i x th A m e n dm e nt i n fa i li n g t o fil e an am e n d e d p e t i t i o n t o ra i s e th e i n e ff e c t i v e a s s i s t an c e o f a ll p r i o r c o un s e l. " S t at e m e nt o f E rr o r s at 

## 1 J . 

### D e fe n d ant fa il s , h o w e v e r , t o i d e nt i fy th e s p e c i fi c cl a i m s o f i n e ff e c t i v e a s s i s t an c e o f c o un s el th at P C RA c o un s e l s h o u l d h av e r a i s e d . A c c o r d i n g l y , th i s cl a i m i s w a i v e d . 

### S e e C o m m o n w e a lt

h v . C a n n o n , 9 5 4 A . 2 d 1 2 2 2 , 1 2 2 8 ( P a . S u

p e r. 2 0 0 8 ) , 

### a

p p . d e n i e d , 9 6 4 A . 2 d 8 9 3 ( P a . 2 0 0 9 ) ( wh e r e a d e fe n d ant m ak e s a v a g u e an d g e n e ra l i z e d o b j e c t i o n o n a

p p e a l th at l e av e s th e tri a l c o urt t o g u e s s at h i s c l a i m s , th o s e c l a i m s ar e d e e m e d t o h av e b e e n w a i v e d ) . 2 . C L A I M S F R O M S U P P L E M EN T A L S T A T E M EN T O F E RR O R S T e n o f th e cl a i m s s e t fo rth i n d e fe n d ant ' s S u p p l e m e nt al S t at e m e nt o f E rr o r s ar e i d e nt i c a l t o c l a i m s s e t fo rth i n h i s S t at e m e nt o f E rr o r s an d ar e , th e r e fo r e , n o t a d dr e s s e d f urth e r b e l o w . T h e d

u p l i c at i v e cl a i m s ar e a s fo ll o w s , w i th th e c o rr e s p o n d i n g l e tt e r h e a d i n g s fr o m th e S t at e m e nt o f E rr o r s s e t fo rth i n p ar e nth e s e s : A ( A a b o v e ) ; B ( B abo v e ) ; . E ( C a b o v e ) ; F ( D a b o v e ) ; G ( E a

b o v e ) ; H ( F ab o v e ) ; I ( G a b o v e ) ; 

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