Commonwealth v. McCloskey

Opinion by

Hoffman, J.,

Appellant contends that the Commonwealth’s evidence at trial was insufficient to sustain his conviction for an attempted prison breach.1

*579At the time of the alleged offense, appellant was serving a one- to three-years sentence for larceny in the Luzerne County Prison. At about 12:15 a.m., on December 26, 1972, James Larson, a Guard Supervisor at the prison, heard an alarm go off that indicated that someone was attempting an escape in the recreation area of the prison. The alarm was designed so that it could be heard in the prison office, but not in the courtyard. Larson…