Commonwealth v. Isaac

OPINION BY STABILE, J.:

Appellant, Prince Isaac, appeals from the December 21, 2017 order denying relief pursuant to the Post Conviction Relief Act ("PCRA"), 42 Pa.C.S.A. §§ 9541 -46. We affirm.

Appellant represented himself at trial after a defective waiver-of-counsel colloquy-the trial court never apprised Appellant of the elements of the charged offenses. Appointed direct appeal counsel did not raise this issue. On collateral review, Appellant claimed direct appeal counsel rendered ineffective assistance. The PCRA court originally denied relief, but a three-judge panel of this Court…