Commonwealth v. James

FORD ELLIOTT, J.:

¶ 1 Appellant, Richard James, appeals the order entered December 9, 1999, disposing of his first petition brought pursuant to the Post Conviction Relief Act (PCRA), 42 Pa.C.S.A. §§ 9541-9546. The court denied appellant’s petition finding that he was ineligible for relief because he was no longer serving a sentence. 42 Pa. C.S.A. § 9543(a)(1). We affirm.

¶2 On September 22, 1982, appellant entered a guilty plea to two counts of theft by deception, two counts of theft by failure to make required disposition of funds received, and four counts of conspiracy. Appellant entered a…