Commonwealth v. Campbell

Opinion by

Cercone, J.,

This case comes to us on appeal by defendant from the sentence of the lower court imposed after defendant had pleaded guilty to the crime of prison breach. Defendant claims that the sentence was invalid, excessive, constituted double jeopardy and was not imposed as a punishment for the prison breach crime.

On April 12, 1973, defendant pleaded guilty to the charge of prison breach and was sentenced to a term of not less than three years, no more than ten years to take effect at the expiration of sentences imposed in Washington County and in Allegheny County for armed…