Commonwealth v. Blagman

HESTER, Judge:

This is an appeal from the denial of appellant’s Post Conviction Hearing Act (PCHA) petition without a hearing after the appointment of counsel. The court held that appellant waived his right to PCHA relief by waiting nine and one-half years before bringing this collateral attack on his judgment of sentence. Although the court erred in finding a waiver, we affirm the denial of relief due to the frivolity of appellant’s PCHA petition.

Appellant was sixteen years old when arrested for first degree murder and other offenses. He was convicted by a jury and sentenced to life…