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COM. v. TORRES

741 A.2d 218 (1999)

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellant, v. Luis TORRES, Appellee. (Two Cases).

Superior Court of Pennsylvania.

Filed November 10, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William G. Young, Asst. Dist. Atty., Philadelphia, for Com., appellant.

Owen Larrabee, Asst. Public Defender, Philadelphia, for appellee.

Before SCHILLER, OLSZEWSKI and BECK, JJ.

OLSZEWSKI, J.:

¶ 1 The Commonwealth appeals the order of the court below dismissing the criminal charges against appellee. We reverse.

¶ 2 Appellee was arrested on September 28, 1997, after escaping from the Stone Bridge Group Home, where he was incarcerated on previous drug charges. He was charged with drug offenses and escape. Appellee's preliminary hearings were scheduled for October 3, 1997, but he did not appear and the court issued a bench...

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