Title: Comm. v. Grant, Aplt (Per Curiam Order)

State: pennsylvania

Issuer: Pennsylvania Supreme Court

Document:

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA WESTERN DISTRICT J-9-2002 COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, Appellee v. TAIBU MODAMU GRANT A/K/A BRYANT DAMU TAIBU A/K/A/ TYRONE GRAMM, Appellant : : : : : : : : : : : : No. 57 WAP 2001 Application for Reargument ORDER PER CURIAM AND NOW, this 28th day of April, 2003, the Application for Reargument is DENIED. We clarify that the rule announced in Commonwealth v. Grant, 813 A.2d 726 (Pa. 2002), does not apply to claims of ineffective assistance of counsel where the intermediate appellate court on direct appeal has rendered a disposition on the merits.