Court Opinion

ID: 9728874
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-26 14:18:03.657617+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T18:25:52.293247
License: Public Domain

ROBERTS, Justice,
concurring.
I agree with the majority that judgment of sentence should be affirmed. Unlike the majority, however, I would also reach the merits of the three claims which the majority concludes are waived. The PCHA court adjudicated those claims, and the Commonwealth briefs and argues those claims on this appeal.
Appellant contends that counsel is ineffective for failing to challenge the relevancy and chain of custody of the casings and projectiles admitted into evidence at trial. Appellant also seeks relief on the grounds that counsel was ineffective in his introduction of character testimony, and his failure to challenge the Commonwealth’s cross-examination of appellant concerning other court cases. Having reviewed the record, I would agree with the PCHA court that these claims lack merit. Accordingly, I would affirm judgment of sentence.