Commonwealth v. Rachak

OPINION BY SHOGAN, J.:

Appellant, Tarik Rachak, appeals from the order entered on April 5, 2012, denying his petition for relief filed pursuant to the Post Conviction Relief Act (“PCRA”), 42 Pa.C.S.A §§ 9541-9546. We affirm.

The relevant facts and procedural history of this case were set forth by the PCRA court as follows:

[Appellant] was arrested on January 4, 2011 for Simple Possession of Cocaine, 35 P.S. § 780-113(a)(16), and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, 35 P.S. § 780-113(a)(32). [Appellant] appeared pro se at his Arraignment before The Honorable Judge Gregory Snyder on April 29, 2011;…