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COM. v. SMITH

248 Pa.Super. 392 (1977)

375 A.2d 154

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. Joseph W. SMITH, Appellant.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided June 29, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gene E. Goldenziel, Assistant Public Defender, Scranton, for appellant.

Charles F. Wilson, Assistant District Attorney, and Paul R. Mazzoni, District Attorney, Scranton, for appellee.

Before WATKINS, President Judge, and JACOBS, HOFFMAN, CERCONE, PRICE, VAN der VOORT and SPAETH, JJ.

VAN der VOORT, Judge:

On November 25, 1975, appellant Joseph W. Smith failed to appear in court for the resumption of his trial on a charge of receiving stolen property. Appellant was promptly apprehended by the police and brought back to the courtroom, whereupon he changed his plea from "not guilty" to "guilty". The lower court accepted the plea and ordered a pre-sentence investigation. Appellant was sentenced on December 18, 1975, to a term of 18 months to 3 years...

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