Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Phillips

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided March 9, 1979No. 204PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MONTGOMERY, Judge:

On April 25, 1976, appellant along with four other prisoners escaped from the Clearfield County Jail. He was reapprehended two days later while driving a car which had been reported stolen. Present counsel was appointed, and after a preliminary hearing, appellant was held on the charges of Escape, 1 Kidnapping 2 and Theft. 3 Pursuant to a plea bargain agreement, appellant pled guilty to all three charges on September 22, 1976. Following a guilty plea colloquy, appellant was sentenced to a minimum term of 4 years, a maximum of 8, on the Escape and Kidnapping charges, and a…

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2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. RobertsSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
  2. Commonwealth v. JohnsonSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
  3. Commonwealth v. McCuskerSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
  4. Commonwealth v. MarzikSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
  5. McCusker v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1977

3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. CarlSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1979
  2. Commonwealth v. ChackerSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1979
  3. Commonwealth v. HeemanSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1981
  4. Commonwealth v. FordSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
  5. Commonwealth v. CarlSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1979

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