Commonwealth v. Eaddy
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
1Opinion of the Court
HESTER, Judge:
Lester Eaddy appeals the June 7,1991 denial of his petition for PCRA relief. We affirm.
On February 4, 1987, appellant was convicted following a nonjury trial of two counts of aggravated assault and reckless endangerment and one count of possession of an instrument of crime. In post-trial motions, appellant contended that counsel was ineffective for failing to file a motion to dismiss under Rule 1100 and that the evidence was not sufficient to support his convictions. A hearing was held on the issue of trial counsel’s ineffectiveness on January 17, 1988, when appellant was…
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