Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Rainey
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided July 18, 2007No. 468 and 469 CAPPublishedCited by 262 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Justice BAER.
Michael Rainey (Appellant) appeals from an Order of the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County (PCRA Court) dismissing his Petition for Posb-Conviction Relief pursuant to the Post Conviction Relief Act (PCRA), 42 Pa.C.S. §§ 9541-9546. For the reasons set forth herein, we vacate the order of the PCRA court and remand this matter for an evidentiary hearing on Appellant’s claim that trial counsel was ineffective *76for failing to investigate and present background and mental health mitigation evidence during the penalty phase of this capital case. In all other respects, we…
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