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COM. v. CHAZIN

873 A.2d 732 (2005)

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellant v. Barry CHAZIN, Appellee.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania.

Filed April 22, 2005.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hugh J. Burns, Jr., Assistant District Attorney, Philadelphia, for Commonwealth, appellant.

Wentworth D. Vedder, Philadelphia, for appellee.

Before: STEVENS, ORIE MELVIN, and JOHNSON, JJ.

JOHNSON, J.:

¶ 1 The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, through the District Attorney of Philadelphia County, appeals the trial court's order granting a new trial to Barry Chazin pursuant to provisions of the Post Conviction Relief Act, 42 Pa.C.S. §§ 9541-46. The court concluded that Chazin's lawyer provided ineffective assistance of counsel (IAC) in having failed to offer the defendant appropriate advice concerning the Commonwealth's offer to recommend...

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