Commonwealth v. Khalifah

OPINION BY TODD, J.:

¶ 1 Luqmon Khalifah appeals the March 26, 2003 order of the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas dismissing without a hearing his petition for relief under the Post Conviction Relief Act (“PCRA”), 42 Pa.C.S.A. §§ 9541-9546. We reverse and remand for an evidentiary hearing.

¶ 2 On October 23, 1998, Appellant was convicted at a bench trial of attempted murder, aggravated assault, simple assault, reckless endangerment, possession of an instrument of crime, and several firearm violations. On January 6, 1999, Appellant was sentenced to an aggregate term of 10 to 25 years in…