Commonwealth v. Miller

OPINION BY STRASSBURGER, J.:

Kenneth Miller (Appellant) appeals from the January 12, 2017 order granting in part and denying in part his first petition filed pursuant to the Post Conviction Relief Act (PCRA), 42 Pa.C.S. §§ 9541 - 9546. Upon review, we affirm.

We provide the following background.

Charles Love, Esq. (Love), represented [Appellant's] uncle, Gregory Miller (Gregory) on various matters, and successfully obtained money for Gregory as the result of a variety of civil claims.... However, Love could not distribute the entire sum to Gregory because of outstanding support orders and child…