Commonwealth v. Bickerstaff

OPINION BY GANTMAN, P.J.:

Appellant, John Bickerstaff, appeals from the order entered in the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas, which denied his first petition filed under the Post Conviction Relief Act at 42 Pa.C.S.A. §§ 9541 - 9546. We affirm the order in part, reverse it in part, vacate the judgment of sentence, and remand for resentencing.

The relevant facts and procedural history of this case are as follows. On February 20, 2011, Appellant shot Victim one time close range outside of a bar, and fled the scene in a car with two other men. Victim sustained injuries to his right back…