KLEIN, J.
¶ 1 Angel Luis Barbosa appeals from the order of the Court of Common Pleas of Adams County dismissing, without a hearing, his petition brought under the Post Conviction Relief Act (PCRA), 42 Pa. C.S.A. §§ 9541-46. We reverse and remand.
¶ 2 We hold that if a defendant who entered a negotiated guilty plea was either misinformed or not informed as to the maximum possible sentence he could receive if he went to trial, and the misinformation...
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