Comm. v. Spence (Per Curiam Order)

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[J-270-99] IN THE SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA EASTERN DISTRICT COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA , : : Appellee : : : v. : : : MORRIS SPENCE, : : Appellant : No. 238 Capital Appeal Dkt. Appeal from the Order entered on August 3, 1998 in the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County, Criminal Division at No. 3391 September Term, 1986 Submitted: December 21, 1999 ORDER PER CURIAM: AND NOW, this 17th day of May, 2000, the Order of the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County dated August 3, 1998, denying the Petition for Post-Conviction Relief, is vacated and the matter is remanded to the common pleas court. Present counsel shall be permitted to file an amended petition for collateral relief within thirty days, following which the matter shall proceed in accordance with Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal Procedure 1506(e)(1) and 1509. Jurisdiction is relinquished.

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