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COM. v. ABRAHAM

No. 36 WAP 2010.

58 A.3d 42 (2012)

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellant v. Joseph ABRAHAM, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided December 7, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rebecca Good McBride , Michael Wayne Streily , Pittsburgh, Allegheny County District Attorney's Office, for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

Patrick Kennedy Cavanaugh , William Shaw Stickman IV , Pittsburgh, Del Sole Cavanaugh Stroyd, L.L.C., for Joseph Abraham.

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

OPINION

Justice EAKIN.

The Commonwealth appeals from the order of the Superior Court reversing the order denying appellee's petition pursuant to the Post Conviction Relief Act (PCRA), 42 Pa.C.S. §§ 9541-9546, and remanding for an evidentiary hearing. We reverse.

Appellee, Joseph Abraham, was a high school teacher in the Pittsburgh public school system. In 2008, one of his students alleged he offered her $300 to have sex with him...

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