Commonwealth v. Nero

CERCONE, Judge:

This is an appeal from an order denying appellant’s petition for relief under the Post Conviction Hearing Act. 1

In April of 1967 appellant was indicted for aggravated robbery and conspiracy. 2 More than five years later on June 16, 1972, appellant entered a plea of guilty to aggravated robbery and the conspiracy charge was nolle prossed. Shortly thereafter, the Honorable Robert J. Williams, Jr. imposed a sentence of two to ten years imprisonment which he immediately suspended in favor of ten years probation. Most critically, no direct appeal was taken from this judgment of…