Commonwealth v. Garcia

JOYCE, J.:

¶ 1 This is a pro se appeal from the order of the trial court which denied the petition for permission to file post-sentencing motions/appeal nunc pro tunc filed by Appellant, Carlos Garcia. For the reasons set forth below, we reverse and remand for further proceedings. Before addressing the merits of Appellant’s claims, we will briefly recount the pertinent facts.

¶ 2 In August of 1993, Jose Maldonado and his friends were at a McDonald’s restaurant where they were accused by Appellant and his companion, Rolando Ortiz, of flirting with their girlfriends. A fight ensued during which…