Commonwealth v. Smith

Opinion by

Mb. Justice Jones,. In June 1964, Edward J. Smith, after a jury trial in the Court of Oyer and Terminer and General Jail Delivery of Montgomery County, was found guilty of robbery with offensive weapon, burglary, conspiracy to commit burglary and wantonly pointing a firearm. Smith’s motions for a new trial and in arrest of judgment were dismissed and he was sentenced to serve a minimum sentence of 2y2 years, and. a maximum sentence of 15 years. In July 1965, the Superior Court, by a per curiam order, affirmed the judgment of sentence.

On December 20, 1965, we vacated the order of the…