Commonwealth v. Butler

Mar 27, 2001
Reporters:

ORDER

PER CURIAM:

AND NOW, this 27th day ‍‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌​​​​​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‍of March, 2001, the Petition for Alowance of Appeal is hereby GRANTED, ‍‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌​​​​​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‍limited to the following issue:

*443Did the Superior Court err in affirming the ‍‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌​​​​​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‍denial of Petitioner’s PCRA petition when it deemed all of Petitioner’s issues ‍‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌​​​​​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‍waived due to counsel’s failure to file a Statement of Matters Complained ‍‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌​​​​​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‍of on Appeal pursuant to Pa.R.Crim.P. 1925(b)?