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).
Following his convictions for first degree murder and related counts, petitioner was sentenced to death on May 15, 2012, in the Court of Common Pleas of Monroe County, Pennsylvania. (Doc. 21.) Petitioner's convictions and sentence of death were affirmed by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court on September 25, 2013. See Commonwealth v. Parrish, 77 A.3d 557 (Pa. 2013), rearg. denied, No. 661 Cap. App. Dkt. (Pa. Nov. 27, 2013). His petition for certiorari review was denied by the United States Supreme Court on May 19, 2014. Parrish v. Pennsylvania, No. 13-9201, Order (U.S. May 19, 2014).