Commonwealth v. Jones

OLSZEWSKI, Judge:

This is an appeal from judgment of sentence for possession of an instrument of crime, simple assault, and retail theft. Appellant argues that he had ineffective trial counsel in that she failed to preserve for appellate review claims of: (1) insufficient evidence to prove intent for the possession and the retail theft convictions, and (2) excessiveness of sentence. Upon review, we find that the trial court correctly rejected appellant’s arguments. We therefore affirm.

After waiving his right to a jury trial, appellant was tried before the Honorable Joseph D. O’Keefe of the…