Commonwealth v. Thomas

CERCONE, President Judge:

The present appeal comes to us from an order of the criminal division of the common pleas court of Allegheny County purporting to revoke appellant’s parole and sentencing him to a term of incarceration of from two and a half years to five years. We now reverse the judgment of sentence entered and remand the case for proceedings not inconsistent with this opinion.

Appellant was arrested July 10, 1974 on a charge of robbery. Shortly after his arrest and before his arraignment appellant exhibited “bizarre behavior;” following testimony by the director of the County’s…