Commonwealth v. Parker

I agree that the lower court’s order should be reversed and the case remanded for an evidentiary hearing at which the merits of the issues raised in appellant’s PCHA petition may be considered. I write separately because of Judge WIEAND’s comments in footnote 2 of his opinion.

It is indeed “vexing” that we are reviewing appellant’s fourth PCHA petition and I agree with Judge WIEAND that post-conviction procedures have become too complex and therefore often unduly protracted. A review of those procedures could do no harm, and might prove valuable. As part of that review, I too should like to…