Commonwealth v. Fulton

830 A.2d 567 (2003)

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee

v.

Curtis FULTON, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Submitted August 31, 2001.

Decided August 19, 2003.

Ronald Greenblatt, for Curtis Fulton, Appellant.

Hugh J. Burns, Philadelphia, for the Com. of Pa, Appellee.

Before: CAPPY, C.J., and CASTILLE, NIGRO, NEWMAN, SAYLOR, EAKIN and LAMB, JJ.

OPINION ANNOUNCING THE JUDGMENT OF THE COURT

Justice CASTILLE.

This Court granted discretionary review of this matter arising under the Post Conviction Relief Act ("PCRA"), 42 Pa.C.S. § 9541 et seq., to resolve two questions: (1) whether trial counsel…