Commonwealth v. Thorpe

549 Pa. 343 (1997)

701 A.2d 488

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee,

v.

Cornelius THORPE, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Argued January 29, 1997.

Decided September 17, 1997.

Rosemarie Griesmer, West Chester, for Cornelius Thorpe.

Stuart Suss, West Chester, for the Com.

Before FLAHERTY, C.J., and ZAPPALA, CAPPY, CASTILLE, NIGRO and NEWMAN, JJ.

OPINION OF THE COURT

FLAHERTY, Chief Justice.

Cornelius Thorpe was charged with robbery conspiracy and related offenses in January, 1993. The Commonwealth was unprepared to proceed at several preliminary hearings, and after Thorpe had been imprisoned…