Commonwealth, Aplt. v. King, J.

JUSTICE DONOHUE, Concurring

I concur in the result of the Majority's decision. Specifically, I agree with the Majority that the PCRA court did not err in precluding the Commonwealth from conducting an out-of-court interview with trial counsel in advance of the PCRA evidentiary hearing, and that the Superior Court's decision should be affirmed. I also agree with the Majority that the preclusion order at issue should be reviewed under an abuse of discretion standard.1 I cannot, *515however, join in the Majority's application of that standard. The Majority evaluates the trial court's exercise of its…