Commonwealth v. Vance

CAVANAUGH, Judge:

The primary issue in this appeal is whether the revocation by the Supreme Court of defense counsel’s admission to the bar of Pennsylvania, after the defendant’s criminal trial had been completed, renders counsel ineffective.

The background of this case is most important. The defendant, Russell L. Vance, was arrested on February 4, 1985 and charged with murder and possession of an instrument of crime. He confessed to the crime and his statement established that he had shot Isaiah Anderson nine times with three different weapons, apparently in a dispute over rent payments. The…