Commonwealth v. Owens

TAMILIA, J.:

¶ 1 Appellant, Paul B. Owens, appeals the June 18, 1999 Order denying his petition for relief pursuant to the Post Conviction Relief Act (PCRA), 42 Pa.C.S.A. §§ 9541-9546. On appeal, appellant contends the trial court erred by failing to administer the trial and appellate counsel waiver colloquies and by failing to grant his motion to rescind pro se representation.

¶2 On October 4, 1993, appellant was arrested and charged with three counts of unlawful delivery of a controlled substance 1 and unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia. 2 On March 28, 1994, at a pre-trial hearing,…