Commonwealth v. Brown

OPINION BY LAZARUS, J.:

Richard Brown appeals from the order, entered in the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County, denying his petition filed pursuant to the Post Conviction Relief Act (PCRA), 42 Pa.C.S. §§ 9541 -9546. Because trial counsel failed to have even one face-to-face meeting with Brown prior to his capital trial, we are constrained to deem such conduct constitutionally 2 ineffective representation pursuant to Commonwealth v. Brooks, 576 Pa. 332 , 839 A.2d 245 (2003), as it relates to the facts of this case. Thus, we reverse and remand for a new trial.

The trial court set forth…