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Com. v. Hawkins

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, Eastern District
Jun 20, 2005
583 Pa. 104 (Pa. 2005)

Opinion

No. 457 CAP, [J-69-2005].

June 20, 2005.

Appeal No. 457 CAP from the Order in the Court of Common Pleas, Criminal Division of Montgomery County on 8/13/04 dismissing the PCRA petition at No. 20-12-90, Paul W. Tressler, J.

James H. Moreno, Esq., Brian Abbington, Esq., for Thomas W. Hawkins.

Amy Zapp, Esq., Patricia Eileen Coonahan, Esq., Harrisburg, for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

BEFORE: CAPPY, C.J., and CASTILLE, NIGRO, NEWMAN, SAYLOR, EAKIN and BAER, JJ.


ORDER


AND NOW, this 20th day of June, 2005, upon consideration of the PCRA court's opinion recommending a remand on account of the court's failure to comply with Pa.R.Crim.P. 909(B)(2), it is hereby ORDERED that the order dismissing the PCRA petition is VACATED, and the matter is remanded for further proceedings as directed by the PCRA court. See Commonwealth v. Rush, 576 Pa. 3, 838 A.2d 651 (2003); Commonwealth v. Williams, 566 Pa. 553, 782 A.2d 517 (2001).

Jurisdiction is relinquished.


Summaries of

Com. v. Hawkins

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, Eastern District
Jun 20, 2005
583 Pa. 104 (Pa. 2005)
Case details for

Com. v. Hawkins

Case Details

Full title:COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee v. Thomas W. HAWKINS, Appellant

Court:Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, Eastern District

Date published: Jun 20, 2005

Citations

583 Pa. 104 (Pa. 2005)
876 A.2d 365

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