HOFFMAN, Judge:
This is an appeal from the lower court's order denying appellant's petition for relief under the Post Conviction Hearing Act (PCHA), 42 Pa.C.S.A. §§ 9541-9551. Appellant contends that appellate counsel was ineffective for failing to argue on direct appeal that the sentencing court abused its discretion by considering an impermissible factor when it imposed sentence. Because we find this contention to be without merit, we affirm the order...
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