Commonwealth v. Flanagan

CERCONE, Judge:

This case is a direct appeal from judgment of sentence entered following appellant William Flanagan’s conviction, by jury, of rape, kidnapping, and involuntary deviate sexual intercourse (IDSI). Following the denial of post-trial motions, the court imposed consecutive sentences for incarceration of ten (10) to twenty (20) years for rape and five (5) to ten (10) years for kidnapping. A concurrent sentence of five (5) to ten (10) years was imposed on the IDSI charge.

Appellant’s trial counsel filed the instant appeal from the judgments of sentence and, subsequently, filed a…