Commonwealth v. Hill

’OPINION BY

SOLANO, J.:

Appellant, Marvin Hill, appeals from the December, 22, 2015 order denying his petition for reinstatement of direct appeal rights pursuant to the Post Conviction Relief Act, 42 Pa.C.S. § 9541-9546 (PCRA). We affirm.

On January 28, 2013, following a non-jury trial, Appellant was convicted of third-degree murder, 1 carrying a firearm without a license, 2 carrying a firearm on public streets in Philadelphia, 3 and possessing an instrument of crime. 4 On April 5, 2013, the trial court sentenced Appellant to consecutive terms of imprisonment of 15-40 years for third-degree…