Commonwealth v. Smith
Commonwealth v. Smith
Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Judgment of sentence as to criminal conspiracy and theft by receiving stolen property is vacated; the conviction and judgment of sentence as to unlawful taking or disposition is affirmed.
Dissenting Opinion
dissenting:
Since 41 days elapsed between the complaint and appellant’s first escape, and 159 days between his return to Allegheny County Prison and the motion to dismiss, we should order appellant discharged. See Commonwealth v. Cunningham, 247 Pa.Super. 302, 305 & id., n. 1, 372 A.2d 473, 474 & id. n. 1 (1976). Cf. Commonwealth v. Porter, 251 Pa.Super. 346, 350-351 & id. n. 2, 380 A.2d 812, 814 & id. n. 2 (1977) (defendant’s incarceration in county prison if unknown could have been determined by due diligence); Commonwealth v. Woodson, 248 Pa.Super. 545, 547, 375 A.2d 375, 375-76 (1977) (no due diligence shown where bench warrant issued for defendant who was incarcerated in county prison).
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