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COM. v. WASHINGTON

880 A.2d 536 (2005)

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee, v. Vinson WASHINGTON, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided August 15, 2005.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Christina Allison Swarns, Esq., Philadelphia, for Vinson Washington.

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.

This is an appeal in a capital case from the order of the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County denying Appellant, Vinson Washington's petition for relief under the Post Conviction Relief Act, 42 Pa.C.S.A. § 9541 et seq. (hereinafter the "PCRA"). For the reasons that follow, we remand this matter for an evidentiary hearing before the PCRA court.

The underlying facts relevant to Appellant's conviction...

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