Meza v. State

Justice PARRISH,

lopinion of the Court in part:

INTRODUCTION

T 1 Sergio Meza appeals the district court's dismissal of his petition under the Post-Conviction Remedies Act (PCRA) seeking to withdraw his plea held in abeyance. In the alternative, Mr. Meza invites us to invoke our extraordinary writ authority to fashion a remedy allowing him to withdraw his plea.

T2 We hold that the PCRA does not apply to a successfully completed plea in abeyance and therefore affirm the district court's dismissal of his PCRA petition. We decline Mr. Meza's request that we exercise our constitutional power to…