Commonwealth v. Mauz

OPINION BY

STABILE, J.:

Appellant, Gary Alan Mauz, appeals from the trial court’s June 20, 2014 judgment of sentence imposing a $50 fine and court costs. After careful review, we vacate the judgment of sentence.

Police cited Appellant on April 25, 2013 for disorderly conduct (using obscene language and creating a hazardous or physically offensive condition 1 ) based on an encounter between Appellant and his neighbor, Victoria Battistini (“Battistini”) the previous day. The trial court summarized the pertinent facts:

At the de novo trial, [Battistini], testified that on April 24, 2013, at…