Commonwealth v. Strachan

OPINION OF THE COURT

ROBERTS, Justice.

This petition for allowance of appeal 1 presents the questions of whether petitioner received the effective assistance of counsel at his trial and whether there is sufficient evidence to support his conviction of arson. For the reasons stated below, we grant the petition limited to the issue of ineffective assistance of counsel, vacate the judgment of sentence, and remand to the trial court for an evidentiary hearing.

Appellant was convicted of arson after a jury trial. He was then informed of his right to appointed counsel on appeal and his trial counsel…