Commonwealth v. Rivers

HESTER, Judge:

This is an appeal from the judgment of sentence of life imprisonment imposed February 11, 1988, following appellant’s conviction of first-degree murder for the shooting death of Melvin Hudson. Appellant, James Rivers, obtained new counsel following his trial; consequently, the issues raised on this direct appeal concern trial counsel’s ineffectiveness. A hearing on the ineffectiveness claims was held February 11, 1988, just prior to denial of post-trial and supplemental post-trial motions and imposition of sentence. We affirm.

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