Commonwealth v. Hawkins

876 A.2d 365 | Pa. | 2005

876 A.2d 365 (2005)

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee,
v.
Thomas W. HAWKINS, Appellant.

No. 457 CAP.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

June 20, 2005.

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

PER CURIAM.

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.