Commonwealth v. Colomna

The defendant appeals from a conviction of trafficking in cocaine. After the appeal was entered in this court, the defendant, represented by new counsel, filed a motion in the trial court for a new trial. This was denied, and no appeal was taken from the denial. The record before us does not disclose the basis of the motion for a new trial or the reason for the denial. The appeal from the conviction is based on a claim of ineffective assistance of trial counsel. 1. The defendant faults his trial counsel for a failure to call character witnesses in support of the defendant’s claim of…