Commonwealth v. Warren

SPAETH, Judge:

This is an appeal from an order denying a petition filed under the Post Conviction Hearing Act. 1

On November 23,1976, appellant was charged with possession of an instrument of escape — an ice pick — while incarcerated at Camp Hill on other charges. 2 On January 1, 1977, the lower court appointed C. Roy Weidner, Jr., to represent appellant. On February 1 appellant entered a plea of guilty before the Honorable Sylvia H. RAMBO, and was sentenced to nine to eighteen months in prison to be served after completion of the sentence he was serving at Camp Hill.

On July 12, 1977, appellant…