Commonwealth v. Stewart

Opinion by

Hoffman, J.,

In this direct appeal appellant maintains that he was unlawfully sentenced and urges that the sentences so imposed should be vacated and that he be given in their stead a suspended sentence.

The facts in the case are as follows:

On January 17, 1961, appellant pleaded guilty before the Honorable Judge Toal to a series of burglaries and rapes.

After the pleas were taken, defense counsel informed the court that appellant was due to be tried in Philadelphia on other charges within “the next month to six weeks. Presently he is undergoing various sorts of examinations, the result…