Com. v. Melendez-Negron, J., Jr.

OPINION BY

DONOHUE, J.:

The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania appeals from the order of court granting the petition filed under the Post Conviction Relief Act (“PCRA”), 42 Pa.C.S.A. §§ 9541-9546, by Jose Melendez-Negron, Jr. (“Melendez-Negron”). Following our review, we find no error with the PCRA court’s determination that Melendez-Neg-ron was entitled to relief, and so we affirm the PCRA court’s order. We further find, however, that the PCRA court erred in the manner in which it granted relief. We therefore vacate Melendez-Negron’s guilty plea and remand for further proceedings.

In April 2013,…