Commonwealth v. Reed

*482CERCONE, President Judge:

Appellant, Melvin Reed, takes this appeal from the order of the lower court denying appellant’s petition under the Post Conviction Hearing Act (PCHA) after a hearing.1 We do not reach the merits of this appeal because we find that the lower court has failed to include in the record its finding of fact and conclusions of law.

Pa.R.Crim.Pro. 1506 provides in relevant part:

When the court grants a post conviction hearing, it shall:(5) cause all evidence adduced at the hearing to be recorded, file a statement of record setting forth its findings of fact and its conclusions…