COM. v. JONES


266 Pa.Super. 37 (1979)

402 A.2d 1065

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. Joseph Robert JONES, Jr., Appellant.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided May 4, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William A. Duncan, Carlisle, for appellant.

Edgar B. Bayley, District Attorney, Carlisle, for Commonwealth, appellee.

Before CERCONE, HESTER and HOFFMAN, JJ.


HESTER, Judge:

This is an appeal from the judgment of sentence of the Court of Common Pleas of Cumberland County.

Appellant was convicted of assault by prisoner, 18 Pa.C.A. § 2703 in a non-jury trial and subsequently sentenced to 5-10 years imprisonment.

The facts underlying the conviction are as follows:

Appellant and the victim were prisoners in the "J" ward in the State Correctional Institution at Camp Hill. On April 1, 1977 appellant...

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