Commonwealth v. White

CERCONE, President Judge Emeritus:

This is a pro se appeal from an order of court denying appellant Troy White’s petition for relief filed pursuant to the Post Conviction Relief Act (PCRA). 42 Pa.C.S.A. § 9541 et seq. We vacate and remand for proceedings consistent with this memorandum.

The PCRA court has provided us with a summary of the underlying facts of this case:

[A]t approximately 7:00 A.M. on June 6, 1991, [appellant] and an accomplice named Tyrone held siblings Debbie and Glenn Chisolm at gunpoint inside the Chisolms’ home. [Appellant] then went through the Chisolms’ residence,…