COM. v. PITTS

No. 3 EAP 2008.

981 A.2d 875 (2009)

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellant v. Dexter PITTS, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided October 20, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hugh J. Burns, Jr., Esq., Philadelphia District Attorney's Office, for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

Mr. Dexter Pitts, for Dexter Pitts.

BEFORE: CASTILLE, C.J., and SAYLOR, EAKIN, BAER, TODD, McCAFFERY and GREENSPAN, JJ.


OPINION

EAKIN, Justice.

The Commonwealth appeals from the Superior Court's order vacating the order denying appellee, Dexter Pitts, relief pursuant to the Post Conviction Relief Act (PCRA), 42 Pa.C.S. § 9541 et seq., dismissing Pitts's PCRA petition, and granting PCRA counsel's request to withdraw; the Superior Court remanded for the filing of an amended PCRA petition. Finding the Superior...

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