COM. v. JAMES


771 A.2d 33 (2001)

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, v. Richard JAMES, Appellant.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania.

Filed March 20, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Anne M. Dixon, Philadelphia, for appellant.

Diane E. Gibbons, Assistant District Attorney, Doylestown, for Com., appellee.

Before JOHNSON, FORD ELLIOTT, and OLSZEWSKI, JJ.


FORD ELLIOTT, J.:

¶ 1 Appellant, Richard James, appeals the order entered December 9, 1999, disposing of his first petition brought pursuant to the Post Conviction Relief Act (PCRA), 42 Pa.C.S.A. §§ 9541-9546. The court denied appellant's petition finding that he was ineligible for relief because he was no longer serving a sentence. 42 Pa. C.S.A. § 9543(a)(1). We affirm.

¶ 2 On September 22, 1982, appellant entered a guilty plea to...

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