Commonwealth v. Phillips

WICKERSHAM, Judge:

A warrant of arrest was issued against appellant, Harry Phillips, on charges of Burglary, Theft by Unlawful Taking and Receiving Stolen Property. Phillips was held in the Clearfield County Jail pending trial and he escaped from the County Jail and was arrested on September 9, 1974 on a charge of escape. He waived indictment by the Grand Jury and was once again placed in the Clearfield County Jail to await trial. On October 3, 1974, the Appellant, represented by counsel, Barry P. Tumpson, Esquire, entered a plea of guilty to the Burglary and Escape charges in accord with a…