Commonwealth v. Gonzalez

CERCONE, Judge:

This is an appeal from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Berks County, denying appellant’s petition for relief under the Post Conviction Relief Act (PCRA). 1 We affirm.

On September 23, 1988, appellant was convicted, after a jury trial, of possession of cocaine, 2 possession with intent to deliver cocaine, 3 and two counts of criminal conspiracy. 4 Appellant was sentenced to two concurrent terms of imprisonment of fifteen to forty-eight months. He did not file a direct appeal of the judgment of sentence.

On January 23, 1989, appellant filed a pro se PCRA petition. Later,…