Superior Court of Pennsylvania October 23, 2001 (Commonwealth v. Qualls)

KELLY, J.:

¶ 1 Appellant, Ellis A. Qualls, asks us to determine whether the trial court erred in denying his request to reinstate his direct appeal rights

nunc pro tunc,

when it denied his first petition pursuant to the Post Conviction Relief Act (PCRA), at 42 Pa. C.S.A. §§ 9541-9546.