Commonwealth v. King

OPINION BY BENDER, J.:

¶ 1 Appellant, Glenn King, appeals pro se from the February 17, 2009, order dismissing his first petition for relief under the Post Conviction Relief Act (PCRA), 42 Pa.C.S. §§ 9541-9546. We vacate and remand for further proceedings.

¶ 2 Appellant was charged with a single count of robbery and, after a non-jury trial on October 8, 2004, before the Honorable Cheryl Allen, formerly of the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County, he was convicted of that offense. On November 1, 2004, Judge Allen sentenced Appellant to five to ten years’ imprisonment. Upon appeal, this Court…