Commonwealth v. Burrone

The defendant on December 19, 1961, pleaded guilty to two indictments, one for armed robbery on which he received a sentence of not more than thirty, nor less than fifteen, years, and another for assault with intent to murder on which he received a sentence of not more than twenty, nor less than fifteen, years, to be served concurrently. He immediately started to serve the sentences. More than ten months later the defendant mailed to the clerk of the Superior Court for criminal business a paper entitled “Motion for Reduction of Sentence. Orders Nunc Pro Tunc, Chapter 302, Act of 1957.” This…