Commonwealth v. Mascaro

HESTER, Judge:

Presently before the court is the appeal of Joseph P. Mascaro, Jr. (Mascaro) from the judgment of sentence entered December 7, 1977.

The facts may briefly be summarized as follows: On December 13,1976, appellant was charged in a state criminal complaint with (a) five counts (diverse dates) of theft by deception, 18 Pa.C.S.A. § 3922; (b) five counts (diverse dates) of deceptive business practices, 18 Pa.C.S.A. § 4107; (c) one count of unsworn falsification to authorities, 18 Pa.C.S.A. § 4904; and (d) one count of criminal conspiracy, 18 Pa.C.S.A. § 903, respectively.

Thereafter, on…