Commonwealth v. Walker

OPINION BY

BENDER, P.J.E.:

Appellant, Terry Walker, appeals from the post-conviction court’s July 8, 2018 order denying his petition for relief filed pursuant to the Post Conviction Relief Act (PCRA), 42 Pa.C.S. §§ 9541-9546. After careful review, we vacate the PCRA court’s order and remand for an evidentia-ry hearing.

The underlying facts of Appellant’s case are as follows:

On the morning of January 20, 2005, Joseph Smith, the victim, told a friend that he was to meet Appellant later in the day because Appellant owed him $1,300. Later that afternoon, Nathaniel Robinson, who was driving by 70th…