COM. v. GOOD


481 Pa. 529 (1978)

393 A.2d 30

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. Roscoe GOOD, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided November 2, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lester G. Nauhaus, Asst. Public Defenders, Michael D. Foglia, Pittsburgh, for Bond Reduction Only.

John H. Corbett, Pittsburgh, Robert E. Colville, Dist. Attys., Robert L. Eberhardt, Charles W. Johns, Asst. Dist. Attys., Melanie Di Pietro, Pittsburgh, for appellee.

Before EAGEN, C.J., and O'BRIEN, ROBERTS, POMEROY, NIX, MANDERINO and LARSEN, JJ.


OPINION OF THE COURT

O'BRIEN, Justice.

Appellant, Roscoe Good, was convicted in a nonjury trial of voluntary manslaughter. Post-verdict motions were denied and appellant was sentenced to a prison term of five to ten years. This direct appeal followed.

In this appeal, appellant challenges only the effectiveness of his trial counsel. He cites three reasons why he believes trial counsel was ineffective. He first...

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