Commonwealth v. Pantano

¶ 1 Appellant, Anthony Pantano, was convicted by a jury of selling two bags of marijuana and sentenced to nine months to two years less a day in prison. Appellant argues that the trial court abused its discretion when it denied his motion for continuance and tried him in absentia. We agree, and therefore, reverse.

¶2 The record reflects the following. Appellant was scheduled to appear for trial on charges of selling marijuana. The week prior to Appellant’s original scheduled trial date, the Commonwealth had asked the trial court for a continuance because the officers were out at training. The…