Commonwealth v. SELENSKI

OPINION

Justice EAKIN.

Appellant was incarcerated while awaiting trial for the homicides of several individuals found buried in his backyard. He escaped from prison October 11, 2003, but turned himself in two days later. That day, the Commonwealth filed a criminal complaint charging appellant with escape and weapons or implements for escape.1 On October 17, 2003, the Commonwealth filed a petition pursuant to Pa.R.Crim.P. 130(B)(l)(b)(i),2 requesting all proceedings on both criminal complaints be joined before the same magisterial district justice. The trial court granted the petition. On…