Commonwealth v. Pirela

HOFFMAN, Judge:

This appeal is from the judgment of sentence for second degree murder, robbery, and criminal conspiracy. Appellant contends that: (1) trial counsel was ineffective; (2) there was insufficient evidence to convict him; and (3) the trial court erred in denying a motion for a mistrial after the prosecutor told a witness he would be jailed if he failed to testify. 1 For the following reasons, we affirm.

On July 6, 1983, appellant was arrested and charged in connection with the August 15, 1982 shooting of Ignacio Slafman during the robbery of a pizzeria. After a bench trial with a…