Commonwealth v. Carter

CIRILLO, Judge:

This is an appeal from a judgment of sentence entered in the Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County. On October 28, 1976 at approximately 7:45 p.m. appellant, Ollie Carter, was arrested for the robbery of a Pantry Pride employee who had just collected the day’s mail and receipts from the Pantry Pride store at Front Street and Godfrey Avenue in Philadelphia.

Because of his unavailability for various reasons, appellant was not brought to trial until June 1, 1981. On June 8, 1981, following a jury trial, appellant was convicted of robbery, criminal conspiracy and several counts…