Commonwealth v. Jones

PRICE, Judge:

Following a jury trial commenced on March 17, 1978, appellant was convicted of possessing an instrument of crime,1 burglary,2 and conspiracy.3 Post-verdict motions for a new trial and in arrest of judgment were denied, and appellant was sentenced to a prison term of from four to ten years. He takes this appeal from the judgment of sentence alleging, inter alia, ineffective assistance of trial counsel. For the reasons stated herein, we vacate the judgment of sentence and remand the case to the court of common pleas.

Appellant has gone to great lengths to have his ineffective…