Commonwealth v. Simmons

On September 22, 1981, the defendant pleaded guilty to twelve indictments.1 He received concurrent sentences of eight to twelve years in State prison on six of the convictions; the remaining six convictions were “placed on file.”2 *275That is to say, sentencing was suspended indefinitely with respect to the filed convictions, including the armed assault with intent to rob conviction on indictment no. 81-1918 that is the subject of this appeal.

The defendant served his time and was released; soon thereafter, on December 5, 1986, he was charged with a subsequent offense of armed robbery (indictment…