Commonwealth v. Wendowski

LIPEZ, Judge:

The issue in this case is whether a judge may exercise his statutory authority 1 to revoke an order of probation upon violation of the terms of such order even though the defendant was not serving the probationary term at the time of revocation. Following is a chronology of the events relevant to this appeal:

31 July 1974 The Honorable John Geisz sentences appellant to two years’ probation.

10 December 1974 The Honorable Norman Jenkins sentences appellant to five years’ probation on a different conviction.

6 March 1975 Judge Jenkins, on a third conviction, imposes a sentence of time…