Commonwealth v. Early

CERCONE, Judge:

This appeal is from the denial by the Court of Common Pleas of Dauphin County of appellant’s petition for relief under the Post Conviction Hearing Act (PCHA), 42 Pa.C. S.A. § 9541 et seq. The lower court denied appellant’s PCHA petition without a hearing on January 6, 1988.

On February 13, 1986, appellant was found guilty following a jury trial of a single count of robbery. Appellant did not file post-trial motions, and she was sentenced on March 12, 1986 to a term of imprisonment of not less than five nor more than ten years. The sentence imposed represented a mandatory minimum…