Commonwealth v. Santiago, W.
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Opinion
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA EASTERN DISTRICT
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, : No. 346 EAL 2020 : Respondent : : Petition for Allowance of Appeal : from the Unpublished v. : Memorandum and Order of the : Superior Court at No. 3639 EDA : 2018 entered on August 20, 2020, WILFREDO SANTIAGO, : affirming the PCRA Order of the : Philadelphia County Court of Petitioner : Common Pleas at No. CP-51-CR- : 0902211-1985 entered on November 28, 2018
ORDER
PER CURIAM
AND NOW, this 9th day of January, 2023, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal is
GRANTED, limited to the issue of whether the Superior Court of Pennsylvania erred in
holding that Petitioner Santiago 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, 261 A.3d 381 (Pa.
2021).
Allocatur is DENIED as to all remaining issues.
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