COM. v. BUTLER, 564 Pa. 471 (2001)

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769 A.2d 442

COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, Respondent v. ALBERT BUTLER Petitioner

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, Eastern District.
March 27, 2001.

Petition for Allowance of Appeal from the Superior Court No. 596 Eastern District.

Prior report: Pa.Cmwlth., 756 A.2d 55 (1999).

ORDER
PER CURIAM.

AND NOW, this 27th day of March, 2001, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal is hereby GRANTED, limited to the following issue:

Did the Superior Court err in affirming the denial of Petitioner’s PCRA petition when it deemed all of Petitioner’s issues waived due to counsel’s failure to file a Statement of Matters Complained of on Appeal pursuant to Pa.R.Crim.P. 1925(b)?

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