Commonwealth v. Allen

DiSALLE, Judge:

Appellant, Clarence Allen, was found guilty in a jury trial of forgery1 and criminal attempt.2 Following the denial of post-trial motions appellant was sentenced to concurrent terms of imprisonment of not less than two and one-half years nor more than five years. A subsequent Motion to Modify Sentence was denied and this appeal followed.

The criminal complaint against appellant was filed on September 15, 1978. The Commonwealth was therefore, required by Pa.R.Crim.P. 1100 to bring appellant to trial by March 14, 1979. On March 2, 1979, appellant, appearing without counsel,…