Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Jones
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided September 17, 1997No. 0064 W.D. Appeal Docket 1996PublishedCited by 296 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
NEWMAN, Justice.
David Jones (Appellant) appeals from- the Order of the Superior Court quashing his appeal from the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County (trial court) as untimely. Based on our recent decision in Smith v. Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole, 546 Pa. 115, 683 A.2d 278 (1996), we reverse the Order of the Superior Court and remand for further proceedings.
Facts and Procedural History
On March 7, 1994, a jury found Appellant guilty of receiving stolen property 1 in connection with his possession of a stolen cellular phone. The trial court sentenced Appellant to a…
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