Commonwealth v. Ciotti

FISCHER, J.,

This matter comes before the court on the petition of Carlo Pozutti, An*361thony Ciotti, Sr. and the estate of Frank Dovishaw, bondsmen, to set aside a forfeiture of bond previously ordered by this court. We shall deny the petition.

On June 21, 1978, defendant was convicted by a jury of Erie County and was appropriately sentenced on November 2, 1978 by the Honorable Edward H. Carney.

Defendant filed a timely appeal to the Superior Court and, having been denied bail pending appeal by the trial court, petitioned the Superior Court to set bail. On December 1, 1978, the Superior Court…