Commonwealth v. Andrews

OPINION BY

SOLANO, J.:

Appellant Terrence Patrick Andrews appeals from the order denying his petition for relief filed pursuant to the Post Conviction Relief Act (PCRA), 42 Pa.C.S. §§ 9541-9546. For the reasons that follow, we vacate the PCRA court’s order and remand for further proceedings.

On the evening of May 29, 2008, Appellant repeatedly stabbed his neighbor, Lisa Maas, causing her death. Appellant gave police the following account of the killing, as summarized from our decision addressing Appellant’s direct appeal from his conviction, Commonwealth v. Andrews, No. 1113 WDA 2011, at 1-3,…