Commonwealth v. Irwin

POPOVICH, Judge:

The appellant, John D. Irwin, appeals the denial of his second request for relief pursuant to the Post-Conviction Relief Act (PCRA). 1 We affirm.

The facts are undisputed and reveal that on November 9, 1988, the appellant appeared before the Honorable Walter Little charged with Rape, Statutory Rape and Involuntary Deviate Sexual Intercourse. Prior to the commencement of the non-jury , trial, the appellant indicated his willingness “to plead generally to the charges”. N.T. 9-10. However, before a plea could be entered formally, the appellant decided that he “didn’t commit the…