Commonwealth v. Waring

OLSZEWSKI, Judge:

This is an appeal from the trial court’s order denying appellant’s petition for relief under the Post Conviction Hearing Act (PCHA). 1 Appellant argues in this appeal that his trial counsel was ineffective by failing to file a timely direct appeal to this Court. 2 For the reasons stated below, the trial court order is vacated and the case remanded for an evidentiary hearing.

Appellant pleaded guilty to conspiracy, burglary, and robbery. On February 14, 1983, the trial court sentenced appellant to ten to twenty years on the burglary charge, ten to twenty years on the robbery…