The factual history of this case was set forth in greater detail in our prior opinion issued in Appellant's direct appeal. SeeCommonwealth v. Parrish , 621 Pa. 210, 77 A.3d 557 (2013). Sidney had recently undergone a heart transplant, and he required anti-rejection medications, which Victoria administered to him at approximately 8 p.m. each night.
In 2013, this Court affirmed his judgment of sentence. Commonwealth v. Parrish, 621 Pa. 210, 77 A.3d 557 (2013) (Parrish I). In 2014, Parrish timely filed a petition pursuant to the Post Conviction Relief Act (PCRA), 42 Pa. C.S. §§ 9541-9546, in the Court of Common Pleas of Monroe County (PCRA court).
Miranda v. Arizona , 384 U.S. 436, 86 S.Ct. 1602, 16 L.Ed.2d 694 (1966). Id . at 684-85 (citing Commonwealth v. Parrish , 621 Pa. 210, 77 A.3d 557, 560 (2013) (automatic review opinion)). Prosecutors charged Parrish with two counts of first-degree murder, 18 Pa.C.S. § 2502(a).