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Commonwealth v. Holcomb

Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Nov 17, 1978
261 Pa. Super. 532 (Pa. Super. Ct. 1978)

Opinion

Submitted June 21, 1977.

November 17, 1978.

Indictments charging defendant with assault by prisoner, escape and conspiracy. Before McGOVERN, Jr., J., without a jury. Plea of guilty entered and order entered denying defendant's petition to withdraw guilty plea. Defendant appealed. Appeal, No. 527, Oct. T., 1977, from Court of Common Pleas of Delaware County, Dec. T., 1973, Nos. 40 to 49, inclusive. Submitted June 21, 1977.

David E. Auerbach, Assistant Public Defender, for appellant; Frank T. Hazel, District Attorney, for Commonwealth, appellee.


Appellant's brief being so defective as to be useless to the Court, the appeal is quashed in accordance with Pennsylvania Rule of Appellate Procedure 2101. See also, Rule 2118, Pa.R.A.P., and Commonwealth v. Wyant, 254 Pa. Super. 464, 386 A.2d 43 (1978). The prothonotary is directed to send a copy of this order directly to appellant.

JACOBS, P.J., and SPAETH, J., would affirm.

WATKINS, former P.J., and HOFFMAN, J., did not participate in the consideration or decision of this case.


Summaries of

Commonwealth v. Holcomb

Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Nov 17, 1978
261 Pa. Super. 532 (Pa. Super. Ct. 1978)
Case details for

Commonwealth v. Holcomb

Case Details

Full title:Commonwealth v. Holcomb, Appellant

Court:Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Date published: Nov 17, 1978

Citations

261 Pa. Super. 532 (Pa. Super. Ct. 1978)
396 A.2d 29

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