Commonwealth v. Marchesano

BROSKY, Judge:

This appeal is from the judgment of sentence imposed after the revocation of appellant’s probation. Appellant contends that he was denied his right to a speedy revocation hearing, and that trial counsel was ineffective for failing to assert that claim at the probation revocation hearing. We agree with appellant that trial counsel was ineffective and, for the reasons that follow, remand the case for an eviden-tiary hearing.

Appellant was sentenced to two years probation for burglary on June 3, 1982. On December 29,1983, in Montgomery County, appellant was arrested for and…