Commonwealth v. Atkison

GRIMES, P.J.,

A criminal complaint was filed against defendant on September 19, 1985 charging him with burglary and theft by unlawful taking and disposition in violation of sections 3502 and 3921(a) of the Pennsylvania Crimes Code. Defendant was arrested on September 25, 1985, and was bound over to court by .the district magistrate. On November 12, 1985, defendant and his attorney, John W. Hardisty, executed a motion for placement upon the Accelerated Rehabilitative Disposition program which was approved by the Commonwealth on December 2, 1985. Thereafter, the clerk of courts placed the matter…