Commonwealth v. Holt

OPINION BY

STEVENS, P.J.E.:

Appellant Bertil Holt appeals from the Order entered in the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County on November 30, 2016, dismissing without a hearing his first petition filed pursuant to the Post Conviction Relief Act (PCRA). 1 Appellant contends collective trial counsel had been ineffective in failing to file a motion to dismiss pursuant to Pennsylvania Rule of Criminal Procedure 600 (hereinafter “Rule 600”). 2 We affirm.

In a Criminal Information initially filed on December 28, 2012, and later amended on March 20, 2013, Appellant, who was age seventy-two at…