Commonwealth v. Martin

PRICE, Judge:

Appellant entered a guilty plea on April 27,1976, to retail theft,1 theft of movable property,2 and conspiracy.3 Following imposition of sentence no direct appeal was taken. Subsequently, appellant filed a petition under the Post Conviction Hearing Act, The Act of January 25, 1966, P.L. (1965) 1580 et seq. (19 P.S. § 1180 et seq.) (Supp.1978-79). Included in the petition was a request for permission to withdraw the plea. Appellant asserts on this appeal from the lower court’s denial of his petition that guilty plea counsel was ineffective for failing to take a direct appeal and…