Commonwealth v. Jones

388 Pa. Superior Ct. 22 (1989)

564 A.2d 983

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania

v.

Tyrone JONES, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Argued June 5, 1989.

Filed October 2, 1989.

Leonard N. Sosnov, Asst. Public Defender, Philadelphia, for appellant.

Norman Gross, Asst. Dist. Atty., Philadelphia, for Com., appellee.

Before CIRILLO, President Judge, and BROSKY, ROWLEY, McEWEN, OLSZEWSKI, TAMILIA, POPOVICH, JOHNSON and MELINSON, JJ.

ROWLEY, Judge:

This is an appeal by Tyrone Jones from the judgment of sentence following his conviction in absentia for robbery as a felony of the second degree[1] and criminal…