Commonwealth v. Holmes

OPINION

CASTILLE, Chief Justice.

In this appeal, we consider the reviewa-bility of claims of ineffective assistance of counsel on post-verdict motions and direct appeal under Commonwealth v. Bomar, 573 Pa. 426, 826 A.2d 831 (2003), cert. denied, 540 U.S. 1115, 124 S.Ct. 1053, 157 L.Ed.2d 906 (2004), and Commonwealth v. Grant, 572 Pa. 48, 813 A.2d 726 (2002), including the question of whether ineffectiveness claims may be" considered if accompanied by a waiver of review as of right under the Post Conviction Relief Act, 42 Pa.C.S. § 9541 et seq. (“PCRA”). For the reasons that follow, we vacate…