Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, 2021

Commonwealth v. Washington, D.

Commonwealth v. Washington, D.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · Decided December 28, 2021 · Per Curiam

Commonwealth v. Washington, D.

Opinion

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA EASTERN DISTRICT

COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, : No. 323 EAL 2021 : Respondent : : Petition for Allowance of Appeal : from the Unpublished v. : Memorandum and Order of the : Superior Court at No. 593 EDA 2020 : entered on June 22, 2021, affirming DARRELL WASHINGTON, : the PCRA Order of the Philadelphia : County Court of Common Pleas at Petitioner : No. CP-51-CR-0012797-2008 : entered on March 12, 2019

ORDER

PER CURIAM AND NOW, this 28th day of December, 2021, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal is GRANTED, limited to the issue of whether the Superior Court of Pennsylvania erred in holding that Petitioner Washington waived his ineffective assistance of counsel claim against PCRA counsel. The judgment of the Superior Court is VACATED, and the matter is REMANDED for reconsideration in light of Commonwealth v. Bradley, __ A.3d __, 2021 WL 4877232 (Pa. 2021).

Allocatur is DENIED as to all remaining issues.

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