Commonwealth v. Bouie

CERCONE, Judge:

Appellant files this petition, under the Pennsylvania Post Conviction Hearing Act (PCHA), challenging the validity of his conviction for possession of an instrument of crime and three counts of robbery. Basically, appellant claims that his waiver of his right to a jury trial was not voluntary and so his trial counsel was ineffective for failing to fully explain this right to appellant before trial and for counsel’s failure to raise this issue on appeal. Appellant’s argument is patently without merit and we affirm the lower court’s dismissal of appellant’s petition.

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