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Commonwealth v. Rowe, R.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Aug 1, 2025

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA MIDDLE DISTRICT

COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA,

Respondent

v.

RAYMOND CHARLES ROWE,

Petitioner

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No. 273 MAL 2023

Petition for Allowance of Appeal from the Published Opinion and Order of the Superior Court at No. 649 MDA 2022, at 293 A.3d 733 (Pa. Super. 2023) entered on April 18, 2023, affirming the PCRA Order of the Lancaster County Court of Common Pleas at No. CP-36-CR- 0004108-2018 entered on April 21, 2022

ORDER

PER CURIAM DECIDED: August 1, 2025

AND NOW, this 1st day of August, 2025, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal is

GRANTED, the order of the Superior Court is VACATED, and the matter is

REMANDED for reconsideration in light of this Court’s decision in Commonwealth v.

Hardy, 337 A.3d 385, 2025 WL 1688799 (Pa. filed June 17, 2025). On remand, the

court shall apply the current and correct version of 42 Pa.C.S. § 9543.1. See

Commonwealth v. Rowe, 293 A.3d 733, 739-40 (Pa. Super. 2023).