Commonwealth v. Fulton

OPINION ANNOUNCING THE JUDGMENT OF THE COURT

Justice CASTILLE.

This Court granted discretionary review of this matter arising under the Post Conviction Relief Act (“PCRA”), 42 Pa.C.S. § 9541 et seq., to resolve two questions: (1) whether trial counsel was ineffective in failing to present evidence of appellant’s good character for truthfulness; and (2) whether *285the Superior Court erred in failing to remand this matter for the PCRA court to file an opinion reflecting its independent consideration of the counsel ineffectiveness claim. This Court resolved the second question in an opinion filed on…