Commonwealth v. Lewis

ORIE MELVIN, Judge:

Appellant, Thelbert 0. Lewis, appeals from the Order dismissing his petition for collateral relief filed pursuant to the Post Conviction Relief Act (PCRA), 42 Pa.C.S.A. § 9541, et seq 1 . Because Mr. Lewis previously filed a petition under the Post Conviction Hearing Act 2 and was merely granted a nunc pro tunc reinstatement of his appellate rights, we will treat this current petition as his first. Nonetheless, after a complete review of the instant claims, we find they lack merit and are not cognizable under the PCRA. For these following reasons, we affirm the trial…