Commonwealth v. Pristas

Opinion by

Spaulding, J.,

Appellant James Pristas was convicted as an accessory before and after the fact of malicious mischief by explosive and of conspiracy to do an unlawful act. The convictions resulted from a jury trial in the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County on January 29-30, 1969. This appeal is from the dismissal of appellant’s petition by Judge Ralph H. Smith, Jr., the trial judge, under the Post Conviction Hearing Act, Act of January 25,1966, P. L. 1580 (1965), 19 P.S. §1180.

Appellant contends that he was sentenced twice on the convictions and that the second sentence imposed…