COM. v. ALDERMAN


292 Pa.Super. 263 (1981)

437 A.2d 36

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. James ALDERMAN, Appellant.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania.

Filed November 13, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William P. James, Philadelphia, for appellant.

Michele A. Goldfarb, Assistant District Attorney, Philadelphia, for Commonwealth, appellee.

Before SPAETH, BROSKY and HOFFMAN, JJ.


SPAETH, Judge:

This is an appeal from judgments of sentence for burglary, possessing an instrument of crime, simple assault, and conspiracy. Appellant, who obtained new counsel after trial, argues that he should have a new trial because his trial counsel was ineffective. Finding no merit to this argument, we affirm.

In reviewing a claim of ineffectiveness, we must make an independent review of the record, and of trial counsel's "stewardship of the now challenged...

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