Commonwealth v. Middleton

SPAETH, Judge:

This is an appeal from an order denying appellant’s petition for post-conviction relief.

On October 21, 1970, appellant was tried before a jury and found guilty of receiving stolen goods, operating a motor vehicle while under suspension, and violating the Uniform Firearms Act, Act of June 24, 1939, P.L. 872, § 628, 18 P.S. § 4628. 1 After the jury announced its verdict, the trial judge sentenced appellant to 2y% to 5 years for receiving stolen goods, and to a consecutive sentence of 1 to 2 years on the firearms charge. Post-trial motions were filed on October 22, 2 and after…