Commonwealth v. Battle

¶ 1 Appellant Battle appeals the denial, following an evidentiary hearing, of his Post Conviction Relief Act 1 (PCRA) petition. Through PCRA counsel, he raises two allegations of ineffective assistance of trial and appellate counsel. He has also petitioned for remand for appointment of new PCRA counsel, alleging ineffective assistance. We deny his petition for remand and affirm the court’s denial of his PCRA petition.

¶2 On October 4, 2001, appellant was convicted by jury of two counts of possession of cocaine and two counts of possession with intent to deliver cocaine. 2 The charges stemmed…