Commonwealth v. Vandivner, J., Aplt.

*486 OPINION

Justice TODD.

In this capital case, Appellant James VanDivner appeals the order of the Fayette County Court of Common Pleas denying his petition for relief under the Post Conviction Relief Act (“PCRA”), 42 Pa.C.S. §§ 9541-9546. For the reasons that follow, we vacate the order of the PCRA court and remand for a supplemental opinion consistent with this opinion.

I. Background

In July 2004, Appellant fatally shot his fiancée, Michelle Cable. We summarized the facts surrounding the murder in our opinion on Appellant’s direct appeal:

Jessica Cable and her mother Michelle Cable lived at 100…