Commonwealth v. Barnett

**633*727The defendant was convicted of murder in the first degree on theories of deliberate premeditation and felony-murder in the strangulation death of the victim.1 The defendant filed a motion for a new trial, arguing that his trial counsel's performance was constitutionally ineffective, particularly counsel's treatment of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) evidence presented by the Commonwealth. The motion for a new trial and subsequent motion for reconsideration were denied. On appeal, the defendant raises the same ineffective assistance of counsel claims, raises for the first time a challenge…