Commonwealth v. Orlando

OPINION BY

FORD ELLIOTT, P.J.E.:

Michael Anthony Orlando appeals from the order entered in the Court of Common Pleas of Montgomery County that dismissed his petition filed pursuant to the Post Conviction Relief Act, 42 Pa.C.S.A. §§ 9541-9546 (“PCRA”).

The PCRA court set forth the following:

The charges against [appellant] arose out of a multicounty drug-ring investigation run by the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Office before a statewide investigating grand jury. The grand jury recommended charges against over a dozen alleged coconspirators. Pertinent to [appellant's present appeal, the grand…