COM. v. JONES


520 Pa. 68 (1988)

550 A.2d 536

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. Thomas JONES, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided November 23, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Pamela P. Cohen, (court-appointed), Peter F. Vaira, James A. Backstrom, Valli F. Baldassano, Philadelphia, for appellant.

Gaele McLaughlin Barthold, Deputy Dist. Atty., Ronald Eisenberg, Chief, Appeals Div., Sandra Byrd, Garold E. Tennis, Asst. Dist. Attys., Robert A. Graci, Chief, Deputy Atty. Gen., for appellee.

Before NIX, C.J., and FLAHERTY, McDERMOTT, ZAPPALA, PAPADAKOS and STOUT, JJ.


ORDER

PER CURIAM:

Appellant's Application for Extraordinary Relief is granted and the cause is remanded to the trial court to vacate the sentence of death and to impose a sentence of life imprisonment based on that court's finding of ineffective assistance of trial counsel during the penalty stage.

It is ORDERED that any further appeal from the entry of the judgment of sentence, as directed in this Order,...

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