Commonwealth v. Baez

STEVENS, J.:

¶ 1 This is an appeal nunc pro tunc from the judgment of sentence entered in the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County on January 9, 1998, following Appellant’s conviction by a jury of first degree murder and possessing an instrument of crime. Herein, Appellant contends that (1) there was insufficient evidence to support his conviction of first degree murder, and (2) trial counsel was ineffective for failing to exclude prejudicial hearsay testimony and prior bad acts of Appellant. We affirm.

¶ 2 The relevant facts and procedural history are as follows: From 1985 until their…