COM. v. MAGWOOD


371 Pa.Super. 620 (1988)

538 A.2d 908

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. Kendall MAGWOOD, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Filed March 2, 1988.

Petition for Allowance of Appeal Denied July 8, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Claudia Davidson, Pittsburgh, for appellant.

Dara A. DeCourcy, Assistant District Attorney, Pittsburgh, for Com., appellee.

Before BROSKY, JOHNSON and HOFFMAN, JJ.


HOFFMAN, Judge:

This appeal is from the judgment of sentence for carrying a firearm without a license, 18 Pa.C.S.A. § 6106. Appellant contends that prior counsel was ineffective for failing to request appropriate jury instructions and raise the proper objection to the court's erroneous jury instructions. For the reasons that follow, we find that appellant's claim is meritless and, accordingly, affirm the judgment of sentence.

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