Commonwealth v. McDermitt

OPINION BY

FORD ELLIOTT, P.J.E.:

Appellant appeals the order entered June 2, 2011 which dismissed his first petition filed pursuant to the Post Conviction Relief Act (“PCRA”), 42 Pa.C.S.A. §§ 9541-9546. Finding no error, we affirm the order below.

On July 13, 2009, appellant entered a negotiated plea of no contest to a charge of possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver. Immediately thereafter, the court imposed the negotiated sentence of three years’ probation. During the plea, appellant was informed that the conviction rendered him deportable and the court was informed that…