Commonwealth v. Hill

OLSZEWSKI, Judge:

This is an appeal from an order denying appellant’s petition for relief under the Post Conviction Hearing Act (PCHA). On appeal, appellant claims that the PCHA court erred in denying appellant’s petition without a hearing and asserts that his initial PCHA counsel, who filed a “no merit” letter, was ineffective for failing to raise the ineffectiveness of all prior counsel for failing to: (1) challenge the trial court’s permitting the Commonwealth to present evidence concerning appellant’s filing of an alibi notice; (2) challenge the trial court’s denial of appellant’s motion…