Commonwealth v. Jordan

¶ 1 This is an appeal from an order entered on October 6, 1999, dismissing without a hearing Appellant’s second petition under the Post Conviction Relief Act, 42 Pa.C.S.A. §§ 9541-9546. The appeal presents the question of whether Appellant’s prior counsel rendered ineffective assistance of counsel in failing to pursue a direct appeal on Appellant’s behalf. The issue, as raised by Appellant, is:

Whether the court below erred in failing to grant Appellant leave to file a direct appeal nunc pro tunc or hold an eviden-tiary hearing to determine whether Appellant had requested a direct appeal.

Appell…