Commonwealth v. Quier

OLSZEWSKI, Judge:

This is an appeal from an order denying appellant’s Post-Conviction Hearing Act (PCHA) 1 petition following his guilty plea to third-degree murder, robbery and conspiracy. Appellant claims that trial counsel was ineffective: (1) for failing to advise him of the right to appeal the trial court’s “implicit denial” of his motion in arrest of judgment and for failing to effect such an appeal; and (2) for failing to pursue appellant’s petition for reconsideration of sentence and for failing to advise appellant of his right to appeal the sentence imposed by the trial court.…