Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. McGill
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided September 29, 2003No. 225 CAPPublishedCited by 367 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
JUSTICE NEWMAN.
Bernard McGill (McGill) appeals from an Order of the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County (PCRA court) denying his Petition for Post-Conviction Relief pursuant to the Post-Conviction Relief Act (PCRA), 42 Pa.C.S. §§ 9541-9546. For the reasons set forth herein, we affirm in part, and vacate and remand in part, the Order of the PCRA court.
FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
On February 10, 1990, Susan Phillips (Phillips) and Karen Forte (Forte) were at the home of Phillips for Bible study. McGill had been a boarder at Phillips’ home until the previous week, at which time…
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