Commonwealth v. Bryant

Opinion by

Van der Voort, J.,

On July 2, 1974, appellant Robert Bryant was an inmate of the State Correctional Institution at Grater-ford, serving a life sentence. At approximately 10:15 A.M., a psychologist’s associate, Stanley Wayne Talley, informed appellant that he was to be moved from the prison’s hospital to the Behavioral Adjustment Unit (the “Hole”) by order of the director of treatment, because of complaints about appellant’s behavior in the hospital. Upon receipt of this information, appellant replied to Mr. Talley: “You black punk m.f...er, I’ll get you when I get back in…