CASTILLE, Justice, Concurring. I concur in the result but not in the approach employed by the majority opinion. The majority opinion gives the perhaps-unintentional impression that appellant has raised claims of trial court error and trial counsel ineffectiveness which are reviewable on the merits in this PCRA proceeding. Those particular claims, however, were available to appellant on direct appea…
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