Commonwealth v. Ellison

CAVANAUGH, Judge:

Defendant appeals from a sentence of confinement imposed after the court found him in violation of his probation for the second time. The defendant argues that the lower court committed various sentencing errors. We affirm.

In August, 1974 the defendant pled guilty to burglary, larceny, receiving stolen goods, and conspiracy to commit burglary; the Commonwealth nol pressed other charges against him. As a result he was sentenced to five years’ probation.

In December, 1977 after a hearing defendant was found to have violated his probation since he had been convicted of another…