Commonwealth v. Spitler

Sep 19, 1973
Appeal, No. 744
Reporters:
,
Before:
Pur

Opinion

pur Curiam :

The judgment of sentence in the present case was entered in 1968. The present appeal ‍​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‍from that judgment was filed on February 23, 1973, several years subsequent to the judgment. The appeal must therefore be quashed as untimely.1

*727Appeal quashed.

Notes

See Act of May 19, 1897, P. L. 67, § 4, as amended ‍​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‍by Act of March 22, 1923, P. L. 30, § 1, as amended by Act of March 12, 1925, *727P. Ij. 32, § 1, as am,ended l>y Act of May 11, 1927, P. Tj. 972, § 1, 12 P.S. § 1136, repealed, Act of July 31, 1970, P. ‍​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‍11. 673, § 509 (a) (2), 17 P.S. § 211.509(a) (2) (1973-74 Supp.), and its successor provision, Act of July 31, 1970, P. L. 673, § 302, 17 P.S. § 211.502 (1973-74 Supp.).

Appellant’s court-appointed attorney suggests that the present appeal, which ‍​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‍he states was initiated by the appellant himself, should possibly be considered to be from an order in a collateral proceeding in 1969. Such an appeal would also be untimely. Furthermore, this Court, ‍​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‍several years ago, affirmed the order in question. Commonwealth v. Spitler, 216 Pa. Superior Ct. 791, 261 A. 2d 115 (1970).