Commonwealth v. Barnes

HOFFMAN, Judge:

This appeal is from the judgment of sentence for robbery. Appellant contends that trial counsel was ineffective for failing to object to (1) the court’s jury instruction on flight or concealment; and (2) the court’s reliance on miscalculated guideline sentencing ranges. For the reasons set forth below, we vacate the judgment of sentence, and we remand for the appointment of new counsel and for proceedings consistent with this Opinion.

Appellant was arrested and charged in connection with the gun-point robbery of a fruit market in Pittsburgh. On September 29, 1989, after a jury…