Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Colavita
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Decided February 27, 2007PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION BY POPOVICH, J.:
¶ 1 Appellant Christian Colavita appeals the order entered on December 16, 2005, in the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County, that denied his first petition brought pursuant to the Post Conviction Relief Act (PCRA), 42 Pa.C.S.A. §§ 9541-9546. Upon review, we reverse and remand for a new trial.
¶ 2 The relevant factual and procedural history of this case were set forth fully by the PCRA court, in its opinion filed on May 25, 2006, as follows:
I. HISTORY
[Appellant] was convicted of Third Degree Murder and [was found] not guilty of Possessing a Criminal Instrument…
2Cases cited29 opinions
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Commonwealth v. ColavitaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2010
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