Commonwealth v. Washington, D. (summary disposition)

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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA EASTERN DISTRICT COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, Respondent v. DARRELL WASHINGTON, Petitioner : : : : : : : : : : : : No. 323 EAL 2021 Petition for Allowance of Appeal from the Unpublished Memorandum and Order of the Superior Court at No. 593 EDA 2020 entered on June 22, 2021, affirming the PCRA Order of the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas at No. CP-51-CR-0012797-2008 entered on March 12, 2019 ORDER PER CURIAM AND NOW, this 28th day of December, 2021, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal is GRANTED, limited to the issue of whether the Superior Court of Pennsylvania erred in holding that Petitioner Washington waived his ineffective assistance of counsel claim against PCRA counsel. The judgment of the Superior Court is VACATED, and the matter is REMANDED for reconsideration in light of Commonwealth v. Bradley, __ A.3d __, 2021 WL 4877232 (Pa. 2021). Allocatur is DENIED as to all remaining issues.

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