Commonwealth v. Speaks

LIPEZ, Judge:

In 1974 appellant was convicted by a jury of robbery and burglary. Appellant’s court-appointed counsel filed post-verdict motions, which were denied. Appellant was sen-*402fenced on August 20, 1974 to five to ten years imprisonment for robbery, with a consecutive prison term for two-and-a-half to five years for burglary. Appellant’s trial counsel was then permitted to withdraw, and new counsel was appointed by the court to represent appellant. New counsel timely filed in this court a direct appeal, which was later withdrawn at appellant’s own request by letter to this court’s…