Commonwealth v. Moriarty

OPINION BY GANTMAN, P.J.:

Appellant, Philip Lawrence Moriarty, appeals from the order entered in the Adams County Court of Common Pleas, which denied his first petition brought pursuant to the Post Conviction Relief Act ("PCRA"). We reverse the order denying PCRA relief and vacate Appellant's revocation sentence.

The relevant facts and procedural history of this case are as follows. On July 21, 2014, Appellant entered a negotiated guilty plea to recklessly endangering another person ("REAP") and resisting arrest. The court sentenced Appellant that day in accordance with the plea agreement to…