COM. v. JONES

Nos. 350 CAP and 360 CAP.

876 A.2d 380 (2005)

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee, v. James JONES, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided June 21, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael Coard, Esq., Robert Brett Dunham, Esq., Philadelphia, for James Jones.

Hugh J. Burns, Esq., Amy Zapp, Esq., Philadelphia, for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

BEFORE: CAPPY, C.J., and CASTILLE, NIGRO, NEWMAN, SAYLOR, EAKIN and BAER, JJ.


OPINION

Chief Justice CAPPY.

James Jones, Appellant, appeals from an order denying his petition for relief pursuant to the Post Conviction Relief Act (PCRA), 42 Pa.C.S. §§ 9541-9546. For the reasons stated herein, we affirm in part and vacate and remand in part.

On June 15, 1981, a jury convicted Appellant of two counts of first degree murder,1 two counts of...

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