ZAPPALA, Justice, concurring: I join in the majority opinion as I agree that the standard to evaluate counsel’s effectiveness on direct appeal should equally apply to ineffective counsel claims under the Post Conviction *320 Relief Act. Although I joined Justice Montemuro’s opinion in Commonwealth v. Buehl, <span class="citation" data-"9703…
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