Commonwealth v. Torres

OLSZEWSKI, J.:

¶ 1 The Commonwealth appeals the order of the court below dismissing the criminal charges against appellee. We reverse.

¶ 2 Appellee was arrested on September 28, 1997, after escaping from the Stone Bridge Group Home, where he was incarcerated on previous drug charges. He was charged with drug offenses and escape. Appellee’s preliminary hearings were scheduled for October 8, 1997, but he did not appear and the court issued a bench warrant. On October 28, 1997, the court lifted the bench warrant after discovering that appellee had been incarcerated at the State Correctional…