Commonwealth v. Ash

OPINION OF THE COURT

David Ash plead guilty to murder generally in Luzerne County. A degree of guilt hearing ensued and subsequently, a finding of guilt of murder in the first degree was entered by the court. One week later, no post trial motions having been filed, the court sentenced Ash to life imprisonment. A direct appeal from the judgment of sentence was then filed in this Court asserting certain errors in the prosecution process.

When the appeal was presented and the record disclosed the claims of error had not been properly preserved for appellate review because of the failure to file…