Commonwealth v. Womack

CIRILLO, Judge:

On July 18, 1980, appellant, Robert Womack, was found guilty of Rape1 and Criminal Conspiracy.2 Following the jury’s verdict, appellant’s trial counsel failed to file post-verdict motions pursuant to Pa.R.Crim.P. 1123.3 Instead, counsel attempted to file post-trial motions nunc pro tunc on January 26, 1981, the date of sentencing. The trial judge *401denied the request,4 and imposed sentence. Shortly thereafter, appellant filed a pro se Notice of Appeal to this court.5

Appellant raises the following contentions for our review: (1) The trial court committed reversible error by…