COM. v. ESCOBAR

No. 3514 EDA 2012

70 A.3d 838 (2013)

2013 PA Super 175

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellant v. Israel ESCOBAR, Appellee.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania.

Filed July 9, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Chad A. Martinez, Assistant District Attorney, Stroudsburg, for Commonwealth, appellant.

Jacquelyn M. Kline, Philadelphia, for appellee.

BEFORE: STEVENS, P.J., PANELLA and COLVILLE, JJ.


OPINION BY COLVILLE, J.:

The Commonwealth appeals the order granting Israel Escobar's petition under the Post Conviction Relief Act ("PCRA"). The order vacated Escobar's conviction and listed his case for trial. We reverse the order and remand this case with instructions.

The record reveals the following facts. Escobar pled guilty to possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance ("PWID"). The controlled substance was cocaine. Prior to the plea,...

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