A Brooklyn, New York, man, convicted of killing another New York resident in an apartment in Palmerton in 1997, lost his sixth Post Conviction Reliet Act appeal.

In an opinion handed down by a state Superior Court, the appeal of Myles Ramzee, 41, was denied as the state court adopted the opinion of Carbon Judge Steven R. Serfass's denial of the appeal following a hearing he held on Sept. 22, 2014.Ramzee and three other defendants, all from Brooklyn, were convicted of the 1997 killing of Tyrone Hill. The others convicted were Kaquwan Milligan, Dennis Boney and Cetewayo Frails. All were sentenced to life in prison without parole by then presiding Judge Richard W. Webb.Police said Ramzee was the one who fired the fatal shot that killed Hill. He was tried separately while the other three were tried together.In its eight-page opinion the court, after reviewing the contentions made by Ramzee concluded, the state court wrote, "After careful review, we conclude that the trial court's February 12, 2015, memorandum opinion fully sets forth Appellant's claims, identifies the proper standards of review, discusses the relevant law, and explains the basis for its conclusion that Appellant has failed to plead or prove an exception to the timeliness requirements, statutory or otherwise, of the PCRA."After reviewing the entire record and Ramzee's appeal, the court said, "We conclude that the thorough and well-reasoned opinion of Judge Steven R. Serfass is in concert with our own views."In his February opinion Serfass dismissed Ramzee's appeal as being untimely. Ramzee filed a PCRA petition in June 2001, which was denied. Ramzee did not file another appeal until 2012. Serfass ruled that Ramzee had until 2002 to appeal the denial of his first PCRA petition.In its opinion, the state court ruled that PCRA has three exceptions to the timeliness requirement. It ruled Ramzee's appeal did not meet any of those requirements, as Serfass previously ruled.In his appeal Ramzee claimed his prior counsel's were ineffective.However, Assistant District Attorney Gary F. Dobias, who was district attorney when the four were convicted and is now retired but an unpaid assistant, argued that all the matters raised in the latest PCRA were previously heard by the court and were denied.The case has cost the taxpayers of Carbon County more than $100,000.Ramzee had prior attorneys appointed by the court to represent him, all of whom were paid by the county. In this appeal Attorney Michael P. Gough of Allentown was appointed to represent him, which was another legal bill for the county to pay.