Commonwealth v. Roane

OPINION BY

FORD ELLIOTT, P.J.E.:

Reginald Roane appeals from the August 15, 2014 order of the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County denying his amended petition under the Post Conviction Relief Act (“PCRA”), 42 Pa.C.S.A. §§ 9541-9546. We affirm in part, reverse in part, and remand for resentencing.

A previous panel of this court recited the following relevant facts:... [T]he evidence established that at the time of his death, William Crandall lived alone at 3147 N. Carlisle Street in Philadelphia. For several years he was almost totally confined to a wheelchair. He was apparently a small…