Commonwealth v. Fowler

893 A.2d 758 (2006)

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee,

v.

Gilbert Lee FOWLER, Appellant.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania.

Submitted June 6, 2005.

Filed February 15, 2006.

William E. Brennan, Wexford, for appellant.

Michael W. Streily, Deputy Dist. Atty., Sandra Preuhs, Asst. Dist. Atty., Pittsburgh, for Com., appellee.

BEFORE: KLEIN, BOWES and GANTMAN, JJ.

OPINION BY BOWES, J.:

¶ 1 Gilbert Lee Fowler appeals the twenty-to-forty-year term of imprisonment imposed after he pleaded guilty to third degree murder. We affirm the judgment of sentence and defer a claim of ineffective assistance of counsel to…