Commonwealth v. Ciotto

KELLY, Judge:

Appellant, Joseph Ciotto, appeals from judgment of sentence imposed following his jury trial convictions of terroristic threats and harassment by communication relating to a series of abusive telephone calls to his estranged wife. We vacate and remand for the filing of post-verdict motions nunc pro tunc.

The relevant facts are not in dispute. Appellant was found guilty of the above offenses on November 20, 1987. On November 30, 1987, appellant’s court appointed counsel filed post-verdict motions. However, because counsel failed to file any brief in support of the post-verdict…