Commonwealth v. Griffith

SPAETH, Judge:

This is an appeal from an order denying relief under the Post Conviction Hearing Act. 1 On July 17, 1974, appellant was found guilty of sex crimes against his daughters, Debra Ann and Veronica. Appellant claims that his trial counsel was ineffective. The lower court declined to rule on this claim, holding that it had been waived.

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Following sentencing, appellant filed his own direct appeal in this court. This was premature because appellant’s trial counsel had not filed timely post-verdict motions. Accordingly, the lower court granted appellant leave to file such motions nunc…