Commonwealth v. Brown

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Commonwealth v. Brown

456 A.2d 148, 500 Pa. 318, 1983 Pa. LEXIS 451

CourtSupreme Court of Pennsylvania

DecidedFebruary 4, 1983

DocketAppeal No. 80-3-587

StatusPublished

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Commonwealth v. Brown, 456 A.2d 148, 500 Pa. 318, 1983 Pa. LEXIS 451 (Pa. 1983).

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ORDER

PER CURIAM.

Judgments of sentence vacated and record remanded to Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia for an evidentiary hearing on the question of whether trial counsel provided appellant with effective assistance. If on remand the court determines that counsel did not provide effective assistance, it shall grant appellant a new trial. If the court determines [319]*319that counsel was effective, it shall reinstate the judgments of sentence. Either party may appeal to this Court from an adverse determination.

LARSEN, McDERMOTT and ZAPPALA, JJ., would affirm the judgments of sentence.

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ORDER

PER CURIAM.

Judgments of sentence vacated and record remanded to Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia for an evidentiary hearing on the question of whether trial counsel provided appellant with effective assistance. If on remand the court determines that counsel did not provide effective assistance, it shall grant appellant a new trial. If the court determines [319]*319that counsel was effective, it shall reinstate the judgments of sentence. Either party may appeal to this Court from an adverse determination.

LARSEN, McDERMOTT and ZAPPALA, JJ., would affirm the judgments of sentence.

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456 A.2d 148, 500 Pa. 318, 1983 Pa. LEXIS 451, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/opinion/commonwealth-v-brown-pa-1983.