Commonwealth v. Padden

WIEAND, Judge:

In this appeal from an order denying a request to vacate sentences alleged to be illegally duplicitous, the issue is whether separate sentences may validly be imposed for the several offenses committed while a burglar attempts to flee from the scene of his crime.

Following a burglary in the City of Scranton, Thomas Padden stole a pickup truck and attempted to elude pursuing police. During a high speed chase covering more than twenty miles, he ran through three road blocks, twice rammed a Scranton police vehicle occupied by Sergeant Saccetti and Patrolman Witkowski, forcing it off…