Commonwealth v. Bush

OPINION BY BOWES, J.:

Anthony Lee Bush appeals from the order dismissing without a hearing his petition filed pursuant to the Post Conviction Relief Act ("PCRA"), 42 Pa.C.S. §§ 9541 - 9546. We vacate the order and remand for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.

Appellant was convicted of third-degree murder and endangering the welfare of a child. On April 29, 2013, Appellant was sentenced to an aggregate term of twenty-three-and-one-half to forty-seven years imprisonment. This Court affirmed Appellant's judgment of sentence, and our Supreme Court declined discretionary review.…