McEWEN, Judge:
Appellant-defendant here contends that the trial judge denied his constitutional right to an appeal when the trial judge, after the defendant had escaped from custody and while a fugitive for fourteen months, dismissed the post-trial motions of the defendant. We reject this contention and, therefore, affirm.
The defendant was convicted on March 10, 1978 by a jury of robbery, burglary and criminal conspiracy after a trial in the Philadelphia...
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