COM. v. WILLIAMS

No. 668 CAP, 669 CAP

105 A.3d 1234 (2014)

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellant, v. Terrance WILLIAMS, Appellee. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Appellant, v. Terrance L. Williams, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided December 15, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hugh J. Burns Jr., Esq. , Philadelphia, for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

Peter Carr, Esq. , Philadelphia District Attorney's Office, Amy Zapp, Esq. , PA Office of Attorney General, for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

Billy Horatio Nolas, Esq. , Federal Community Defender Office, Eastern District of PA, for Terrance Williams.

CASTILLE, C.J., SAYLOR, EAKIN, BAER, TODD, STEVENS, JJ.


OPINION

The Commonwealth appeals from the order granting a stay of execution, vacating appellee's death sentence, and awarding a new penalty hearing under the Post Conviction Relief Act (PCRA), 42 Pa.C.S. §§ 9541-9546. We vacate the stay of execution and the grant of a new penalty phase, and reinstate the...

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