Commonwealth v. Reiland

CERCONE, Judge:

Appellant was arrested and indicted on charges of burglary, larceny, receiving stolen goods and corrupting the morals of a minor. A suppression hearing was held on April 29, 1971 and appellant’s motions to suppress were denied. On July 7, 1971 appellant pleaded guilty to the above charges and was sentenced to two consecutive prison terms of two to four years each. On May 17, 1972 appellant filed a petition pursuant to the Post Conviction Hearing Act1 which was dismissed without a hearing. On January 3, 1973 an appeal concerning the dismissal of the PCHA petition was filed with…