Commonwealth v. Stanley

PRICE, Judge:

The instant appeal arises from appellant’s conviction of the crimes of escape,1 possession of instruments of escape,2 possession of an instrument of crime,3 and carrying a prohibited offensive weapon.4 Appellant was acquitted of the charges of possession of a concealed weapon5 and possession of a firearm by a former convict.6

The facts giving rise to this appeal are as follows. On May 28, 1975, appellant was convicted of first degree murder. On October 1, 1975, he was taken to the Philadelphia General Hospital and placed in a cell in the hospital’s prison ward. Later that day it…