Commonwealth v. Mendoza

STEVENS, J.:

¶ 1 This is an appeal from the order entered in the Court of Common Pleas of Berks County denying Appellant’s petition under the Post-Conviction Relief Act (PCRA), 42 Pa.C.S.A. §§ 9541-9546. 1 Herein, Appellant seeks withdrawal of his guilty plea on the basis that Appellant’s guilty plea counsel was ineffective in advising Appellant that his federal and state sentences would run concurrently and that such ineffectiveness caused Appellant to enter an involuntary and unknowing plea. 2 We affirm.

¶ 2 The relevant facts and procedural history are as follows: On September 21, 1995,…