Commonwealth v. Tippens

CAVANAUGH, Judge:

This is an appeal from judgment of sentence entered in the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County on December 7, 1989, following appellant’s convictions for aggravated assault and possession of an instrument of crime. Appellant was sentenced to five to ten years imprisonment.

*539In this direct appeal, appellant first alleges trial counsel was ineffective because he was unprepared and made numerous trial strategy decisions which were unreasonable. Second, appellant contends trial counsel and post-verdict motions counsel were ineffective for failing to insure that appellant…