Commonwealth v. Anwyll

This is an appeal from judgment of sentence following appellant’s plea of guilty to three counts of forgery. We affirm.

Before we consider the merits, we must consider whether we have jurisdiction to hear this appeal. Appellant was sentenced on April 5, 1983, and did not file his notice of appeal until May 9, 1983. The appeal therefore appears untimely, Pa.R.A.P. 903(a), and although no party has raised the issue of timeliness, we may do so sua sponte. Commonwealth v. Fisher, 321 Pa.Super. 534, 468 A.2d 1117 (1983).

At the time of sentencing the trial court stated:

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