Commonwealth v. Hughes

986 A.2d 159 (2009)

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee

v.

Brian HUGHES, Appellant.

No. 177 MDA 2009.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania.

Submitted August 24, 2009.

Filed December 14, 2009.

Melissa R. Montgomery, Maheim, for appellant.

David J. Arnold, Jr., Asst. Dist. Atty., and Nichole L. Eisenhart, Asst. Dist. Atty., for Com., appellee.

BEFORE: ALLEN, FITZGERALD[*], and HUDOCK[**], JJ.

OPINION BY HUDOCK, J.:

¶ 1 Appellant, Brian Hughes, appeals from the order dated January 20, 2009, dismissing his first petition filed pursuant to the Post Conviction Relief Act ("PCRA"), 42 Pa.C.S.A. §§ 9541-9546. We…