Commonwealth v. Willis

OPINION BY

STEVENS, P.J.

This is an appeal from the August 9, 2012 order entered in the Court of Common Pleas of Bucks County denying Appellant’s first petition filed under the PCRA1 after a panel of this Court vacated the PCRA court’s original denial of collateral relief on the basis Appellant was denied the effective assistance of PCRA counsel. Upon remand, the PCRA court appointed new PCRA counsel, held a new PCRA evidentiary hearing, and, ultimately, denied Appellant’s PCRA petition by order entered on August 9, 2012. Appellant now contends (1) his guilty plea was involuntarily and…