Commonwealth v. Rivera

OPINION BY

BENDER, J.:

¶ 1 This is an appeal by Frank Rivera (Appellant) from an order denying his request to reinstate his appeal rights nunc pro tunc that the trial court treated as an untimely petition for relief pursuant to the Post Conviction Relief Act (PCRA), 42 Pa. C.S. §§ 9541-9546. For the reasons that follow, we affirm.

¶ 2 On October 6, 1986, following a bench trial, Appellant was found guilty of murder in the third degree and possession of an instrument of crime (PIC) in connection with the death of Patrick Trainer on December 11, 1984. After Appellant’s trial attorney filed…