Title: Commonwealth v. Washington, V. (Dissenting Opinion)

State: pennsylvania

Issuer: Pennsylvania Supreme Court

Document:

[J-20B-2003] IN THE SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA EASTERN DISTRICT COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, Appellee v. VINSON WASHINGTON, Appellant : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : No. 353 CAP Appeal from the Order, dated July 10, 2001, of the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County, denying Appellant's Petition under the Post Conviction Relief Act. SUBMITTED: January 7, 2003 DISSENTING OPINION MR. JUSTICE CASTILLE DECIDED: August 15, 2005 For the reasons set forth in my Concurring and Dissenting Opinion in Commonwealth v. Washington, ___ A.2d ___ (Pa. 2005); 352 Capital Appeal Docket, I respectfully dissent from the Court’s mandate to remand this matter to the PCRA court for an evidentiary hearing. Mr. Justice Eakin joins this dissenting opinion.