Commonwealth v. Pittman

SHERTZ, Judge:

Following a jury trial, Appellant was found guilty of Robbery and Terroristic Threats. Appellant waived his right to file post trial motions and trial counsel brought this appeal. Subsequently trial counsel was replaced and Appellant’s present counsel filed a brief raising ineffective assistance as the sole basis for a demand for a new trial. 1

Although issues not raised in post-verdict motions will not be considered on appeal, there is an exception where ineffective assistance of prior counsel is raised. In such a case, ineffectiveness of counsel must be raised at the earliest…