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COM. v. HAMMOND

No. 1282 MDA 2007.

953 A.2d 544 (2008)

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellant v. Desmond Markel HAMMOND, Appellee.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania.

Filed June 11, 2008.

Reargument Denied August 19, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Andrew J. Serina, Asst. Dist. Atty., for Com., appellant.

Joseph P. Nahas, Jr., Frackville, for appellee.

BEFORE: STEVENS, PANELLA, and HUDOCK, JJ.

OPINION BY STEVENS, J.:

¶ 1 The Commonwealth appeals from the order entered in the Court of Common Pleas of Schuylkill County, which granted Appellee's petition filed under the Post Conviction Relief Act (PCRA), 42 Pa. C.S.A. §§ 9541-9546 vacated Appellee's judgment of sentence, and directed a new trial due to the ineffective assistance of trial counsel, coupled with after-discovered evidence.1 The Commonwealth contends...

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