Commonwealth v. Tomlinson

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided April 2, 1976

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · decided 1976-04-02

Relies on Molinaro v. New Jersey · Estelle v. Dorrough · Commonwealth v. Galloway

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Decided 1976-04-02

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Cited by 26 later decisions — most recently March 2009 · most notably Commonwealth v. Passaro (1984), Commonwealth v. Jones (1992)

24 state decisions

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¶1 ORDER

¶2 And now, this 2nd day of April, 1976, whereas this Court has been informed that, subsequent to the filing and submission of briefs in the instant appeal, appellant has become and remains a fugitive from justice, it is hereby ORDERED and DECREED sua sponte that appellant’s appeal is dismissed. Estelle, Director, Texas Department of Corrections v. Dorrough, 420 U.S. 534, 95 S.Ct. 1173, 43 L.Ed.2d 377 (1975); Molinaro v. New Jersey, 396 U.S. 365, 90 S.Ct. 498, 24 L.Ed.2d 586 (1970). Cf. Commonwealth v. Galloway, 460 Pa. 309, 333 A.2d 741 (1975).

ROBERTS and MANDERINO, JJ., dissent.