SPAETH, Judge:
Appellant was found guilty by a judge sitting without a jury. On appeal he contends that trial counsel was ineffective in failing to assign in post-verdict motions the issue of the absence of a jury-trial waiver conforming to the requirements of Pa.R.Crim.P. 1101.
Rule 1101 requires a written waiver of jury trial, and an on-the-record colloquy establishing that the defendant knows the elements of his right to a jury trial. The record in this...
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