Commonwealth v. Bartley

TAMILIA, Judge:

On February 16, 1989, appellant was convicted by a jury of two counts each of robbery 1 and criminal conspiracy. 2 His post-trial motions were denied and he was sentenced in open court on November 3, 1989, but the judgment of sentence was not entered on the docket until November 15, 1989. Appellant filed his notice of appeal on December 5, 1989. Before discussing the merits of the appeal, we need to address the question of timeliness. 3

A notice of appeal must be filed within 30 days “after the entry of the order from which the appeal is taken.” Pa.R.A.P. 903(a). There has been…