COMMONWEALTH v. CARTER

No. 1942 EDA 2010

21 A.3d 680 (2011)

2011 PA Super 113

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee v. Hakim CARTER, Appellant.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania.

Filed May 26, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard T. Brown, Jr. , Philadelphia, for appellant.

Hugh J. Burns, Jr. , Assistant District Attorney, and Mary L. Huber , Assistant District Attorney, Philadelphia, for Commonwealth, appellee.

Before: FORD ELLIOTT, P.J.E., ALLEN and STRASSBURGER, JJ.


OPINION BY ALLEN, J.:

Hakim Carter ("Appellant") appeals from the order denying his petition filed pursuant to the Post Conviction Relief Act ("PCRA"). 42 Pa.C.S.A. §§ 9541-46. We reverse and remand for an evidentiary hearing.

The pertinent facts and procedural history may be summarized as follows: Following a bench trial held on April 17, 2007, Appellant was convicted of drug charges. On June 1, 2007, the...

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