Commonwealth v. Sawyer

KELLY, Judge:

Defendant-appellant Curtis Sawyer appeals from Orders denying his petition filed under the Post Conviction Hearing *118Act1 (PCHA) and denying his motion for recusal. The court below denied the petition without appointment of counsel or a hearing. For the reasons stated below, we vacate the Order denying the PCHA petition and remand for appointment of counsel. The Order denying appellant’s recusal motion is affirmed.

The procedural history of this case is difficult to follow but necessary for resolution of the issues. Following a bench trial before the Honorable Samuel Strauss the…