Commonwealth v. Bright

JOHNSON, Judge:

This is an appeal from the judgment of sentence for robbery, burglary, criminal conspiracy and possessing instruments of a crime. A previous appeal, filed on October 29, 1983, was never briefed and as a result, this Court dismissed the appeal without prejudice to appellant’s rights under the Post Conviction Hearing Act. Following the filing of a PCHA petition, Bright’s right to appeal was reinstated nunc pro tunc.

Appellant’s first contention is that his trial counsel was ineffective in 1) failing to object to irrelevant testimony, 2) failing to object to an erroneous jury…