Commonwealth v. Jones

VAN der VOORT, Judge:

Appellant was convicted of escape by Judge O’Brien, sitting non-jury, and was sentenced to imprisonment for not less than two nor more than seven years.

His appeal is founded upon these contentions of reversible error:

1. The lower court improperly denied:(a) a motion to suppress evidence, and(b) a motion to quash the indictment.

2. He was denied due process at a preliminary hearing when his appointed counsel failed to subpoena a witness in his behalf.

3. The sentence constituted an abuse of the lower court’s discretion.

We will discuss them in order.

As part of the general…