Commonwealth v. Williams

Appellant contends, inter alia, that trial counsel was ineffective for failing to preserve for appellate review the issues of sufficiency of the evidence and prosecutorial misconduct. We remand for appointment of new counsel.

On August 25, 1977, a jury found .appellant guilty of aggravated assault, possession of a prohibited offensive weapon, carrying a firearm on a public street, and resisting arrest. Following denial of appellant’s post-trial motions, the lower court sentenced appellant to a total of 11 to 22 years imprisonment. Appellant then took this appeal, represented, as he was at…