Commonwealth v. Tomlinson

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Commonwealth v. Tomlinson, 354 A.2d 254 (Pa. 1976)
467 Pa. 22; 1976 Pa. LEXIS 542
Jones, Eagen, O'Brien, Roberts, Pomeroy, Nix, Manderino

Commonwealth v. Tomlinson

Opinion

ORDER

And now, this 2nd day of April, 1976, whereas this Court has been informed that, subsequent to the filing and submission of briefs in the instant appeal, appellant has become and remains a fugitive from justice, it is hereby ORDERED and DECREED sua sponte that appellant’s appeal is dismissed. Estelle, Director, Texas Department of Corrections v. Dorrough, 420 U.S. 534, 95 S.Ct. 1173, 43 L.Ed.2d 377 (1975); Molinaro v. New Jersey, 396 U.S. 365, 90 S.Ct. 498, 24 L.Ed.2d 586 (1970). Cf. Commonwealth v. Galloway, 460 Pa. 309, 333 A.2d 741 (1975).

ROBERTS and MANDERINO, JJ., dissent.

Reference

Full Case Name
COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. Francis Lynn TOMLINSON, Jr., Appellant
Cited By
21 cases
Status
Published