Superior Court of Pennsylvania, 2015

Com. v. Hookey, M.

Com. v. Hookey, M.
Superior Court of Pennsylvania · Decided June 29, 2015

Com. v. Hookey, M.

Opinion

J. S20014/15 NON-PRECEDENTIAL DECISION – SEE SUPERIOR COURT I.O.P. 65.37 COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA : IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF : PENNSYLVANIA v. : : MEGAN B. HOOKEY, : No. 1533 WDA 2014 : Appellant :

Appeal from the PCRA Order, September 5, 2014, in the Court of Common Pleas of Washington County Criminal Division at No. CP-63-CR-0001122-2006

BEFORE: FORD ELLIOTT, P.J.E., SHOGAN AND WECHT, JJ.

MEMORANDUM BY FORD ELLIOTT, P.J.E.: FILED JUNE 29, 2015 Appellant, Megan B. Hookey, appeals, pro se,1 the order of the Court of Common Pleas of Washington County dismissing her first petition brought under the Post Conviction Relief Act (“PCRA”), 42 Pa.C.S.A. §§ 9541-9546.

Following our review of the certified record, we find that appellant’s claims are each waived. We affirm.

Specifically, the first and third issues presented in appellant’s brief on appeal were not included in the court-ordered Pa.R.A.P. 1925(b) statement filed on October 1, 2014, and are not properly before us for review. The failure to raise an issue in an ordered Rule 1925(b) statement results in the

Counsel was granted leave to withdraw pursuant to Commonwealth v. Turner, 544 A.2d 927 (Pa. 1988), and Commonwealth v. Finley, 550 A.2d 213 (Pa.Super. 1988).

J. S20014/15 waiver of that issue on appeal. Commonwealth v. Lord, 719 A.2d 306, 309 (Pa. 1998). The second claim presented in appellant’s brief is waived for failure to cite to any authority supporting her position, and aside from conclusory statements, she has not developed her argument on appeal. See Commonwealth v. Rompilla, 983 A.2d 1207, 1210 (Pa. 2009); Commonwealth v. Brougher, 978 A.2d 373 (Pa.Super. 2009) (claim is waived if there is no citation to authority). Since appellant’s lack of development prevents meaningful review, we find waiver on this basis. See Commonwealth v. Spotz, 716 A.2d 580 (Pa. 1998).

Order affirmed.2 Wecht, J. joins the Memorandum.

Shogan, J. concurs in the result.

Judgment Entered.

Joseph D. Seletyn, Esq.

Prothonotary Date: 6/29/2015

The Commonwealth has submitted a letter to the Deputy Prothonotary of this Court indicating that it was not filing a responsive brief.

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