Commonwealth v. Reider

POPOVICH, Judge:

This is an appeal from the order of the Court of Common Pleas of Dauphin County summarily denying appellant’s, William Donald Reider’s, fourth Post-Conviction Hearing Act petition. 19 P.S. § 1180-1 et seq., as amended 42 Pa.C.S.A. §§ 9541-9551. We affirm.

As seems to be the case with most multiple PCHA petitions, the result we reach requires a sifting through a maze of petitions and unsuccessful appeals peppered with claims of ineffectiveness. The present case is no exception.

Our analysis begins with appellant’s plea of guilty to rape, indecent assault and involuntary deviate…