Commonwealth v. Edrington

CIRILLO, Judge:

Linda Jo Edrington, a/k/a Lennie Joe Edrington, appeals from an order of the Court of Common Pleas oftDauphin County dismissing without a hearing his petition under the Post Conviction Hearing Act (PCHA). 1 Edrington had pled guilty to murder in connection with the July 1978 shooting death of Anthony Rankin. The plea was made with the understanding that, should the court determine that the degree of guilt rose above third degree murder, Edrington would be permitted to withdraw his plea. The Honorable John C. Dowling accepted the plea , and found Edrington guilty of third degree…