Commonwealth v. Markle

MONTEMURO, Judge:

This case comes before us on a consolidation of three appeals. The Commonwealth appeals from the Order of the Post-Conviction Hearing Act 1 (“PCHA”) Court granting Joseph Markle (designated as appellee herein) the right to file a direct appeal nunc pro tunc. Appellee appeals nunc pro tunc from the trial court’s judgment of concurrent sentences following a jury trial where appellee was found guilty of burglary 2 and conspiracy. 3 He also appeals from the PCHA Court’s denial of his other grounds for PCHA relief. We affirm.

On June 25, 1981 a Philadelphia police officer,…