Commonwealth v. Kelsey

OPINION BY COLINS, J.:

Appellant, Joseph Kelsey, appeals, pro se , from the order of the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County that dismissed his first petition filed under the Post Conviction Relief Act ("PCRA") 1 without a hearing. For the reasons set forth below, we vacate the PCRA court's order and remand this case for appointment of new PCRA counsel.

This matter arises out of a robbery and fatal shooting in a dispute over a marijuana sale. On February 25, 2014, a jury convicted Appellant of second-degree murder, robbery, criminal conspiracy, carrying a firearm without a license,…