Commonwealth v. Jones

OPINION

Chief Justice CAPPY.

James Jones, Appellant, appeals from an order denying his petition for relief pursuant to the Post Conviction Relief Act (PCRA), 42 Pa.C.S. §§ 9541-9546. For the reasons stated herein, we affirm in part and vacate and remand in part.

*135On June 15, 1981, a jury convicted Appellant of two counts of first degree murder,1 two counts of arson endangering persons,2 and one count of arson endangering property.3 According to the facts of record, the convictions arose from an incident in which Appellant bound, gagged, and burned to death Karen and Diane Williams in the basement…