"Failure to prove any prong of this test will defeat an ineffectiveness claim." Commonwealth v. Fears, 86 A.3d 795, 804 (Pa. 2014).
Sandusky, 203 A.3d at 1043-44 (citations omitted and formatting altered); see also Commonwealth v. Fears, 86 A.3d 795, 804 (Pa. 2014) (reiterating that where a petitioner "fails to meaningfully discuss each of the three ineffectiveness prongs, he is not entitled to relief, and we are constrained to find such claims waived for lack of development" (citations and quotation marks omitted)).
She also stated that Fears' alcohol consumption may have further impacted his judgment and impulse control. Commonwealth v. Fears, 86 A.3d 795, 801-02 (Pa. 2014) ("Fears II") (citing 2/2/95 Sent. Hr'g Tr. at 114-16). At the conclusion of the sentencing hearing, the trial court found one aggravating circumstance: the killing was committed in perpetration of a felony, specifically IDSI. 42 Pa.C.S. § 9711(d)(6).
Subsequently, Appellant filed his first counseled petition pursuant to the PCRA. Appellant set forth claims regarding, inter alia , trial counsel's ineffectiveness, the voluntariness of Appellant's jury trial waiver, and violations of his due process rights. See Commonwealth v. Fears , 624 Pa. 446, 86 A.3d 795 (2014). The PCRA court denied Appellant's claims, and he appealed.
Sandusky, 203 A.3d at 1043-44 (citations omitted and formatting altered); see also Commonwealth v. Fears, 86 A.3d 795, 804 (Pa. 2014) (stating that where a petitioner "fails to meaningfully discuss each of the three ineffectiveness prongs, he is not entitled to relief, and we are constrained to find such claims waived for lack of development" (citations and quotation marks omitted)).
Sandusky, 203 A.3d at 1043-44 (citations omitted and formatting altered); see also Commonwealth v. Fears, 86 A.3d 795, 804 (Pa. 2014) (stating that where a petitioner "fails to meaningfully discuss each of the three ineffectiveness prongs, he is not entitled to relief, and we are constrained to find such claims waived for lack of development" (citations and quotation marks omitted)).
We apply a de novo standard of review to the PCRA court's legal conclusions. SeeCommonwealth v. Fears, 86 A.3d 795, 804 (Pa. 2014).
We apply a de novo standard of review to the PCRA court's legal conclusions. SeeCommonwealth v. Fears, 86 A.3d 795, 804 (Pa. 2014).
Counsel is presumed effective and a petitioner bears the burden to prove otherwise. See Commonwealth v. Fears, 86 A.3d 795, 804 (Pa. Super. 2014). To establish an ineffectiveness claim, a defendant must prove:
We apply a de novo standard of review to the PCRA court's legal conclusions. SeeCommonwealth v. Fears , 86 A.3d 795, 804 (Pa. 2014).