Commonwealth v. McLaughlin

OLSZEWSKI, Judge:

In this case the Commonwealth appeals from a lower court order discharging appellee from custody.

This case has a long and tortuous history. Logan Warren McLaughlin was indicted September 25, 1972 on a general charge of murder stemming from the slaying of his wife. On December 20, 1973, appellee entered a plea of guilty to a charge of second degree murder pursuant to a plea bargain. The court accepted the plea and on March 20, 1975, Mr. McLaughlin was sentenced to ten to twenty years in a state correctional institution.

Appellee appealed the entry of the guilty plea and the…