Commonwealth v. Timchak

OPINION BY

STEVENS, P.J.

This is an appeal from the order entered in the Court of Common Pleas of Pike County denying Appellant Robert M. Timchak’s first petition filed under the Post Conviction Relief Act (PCRA), 42 Pa. C.S.A. §§ 9541-9546. Appellant presents three claims in which he alleges guilty plea counsel provided ineffective assistance of counsel. After a careful review, we affirm.

The relevant facts and procedural history are as follows:

The instant case arose when the Pike County District Attorney’s Office received correspondence on December 17, 2008, from the Catholic Diocese of…