COMMONWEALTH v. GALVIN

No. 3311/91.

26 Pa. D. & C. 4th 376 (1994)

Commonwealth v. Galvin

Common Pleas Court of Berks County, Pennsylvania.

August 2, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Iva C. Dougherty, assistant district attorney, for the Commonwealth.

Allan Sodomsky, for defendant.


SCHAEFFER, P.J., August 2, 1994.

The Commonwealth appeals from the March 24, 1994 order of this court granting the motion for a new trial of the defendant, Bryan S. Galvin. The sole issue on appeal is whether the court properly granted a new trial because the defendant's trial counsel was ineffective for failing to interview a potential witness.

The defendant was tried in a jury trial held March 9-12, 1992. The jury found the defendant guilty of the...

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