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COM. v. STEWART

No. 393 EDA 2012

84 A.3d 701 (2013)

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellant v. Edward E. STEWART, Appellee.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania.

Filed December 10, 2013.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Suzan E. Wilcox , Assistant District Attorney, Philadelphia, for Commonwealth, appellant.

Janis Smarro , Philadelphia, for appellee.

BEFORE: BENDER, P.J., FORD ELLIOTT, P.J.E., BOWES, PANELLA, DONOHUE, SHOGAN, LAZARUS, OLSON, and WECHT, JJ.

OPINION BY BOWES, J.:

The Commonwealth appeals from the order granting Edward E. Stewart a new trial after he timely filed his first post-conviction relief petition pursuant to the Post-Conviction Relief Act ("PCRA"), 42 Pa.C.S. §§ 9541-9546. After careful review, we affirm.

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