Commonwealth v. Wallace

DEL SOLE, Judge:

This is an appeal by the Commonwealth from a trial court order which found Appellee “Not Guilty” of one count of disorderly conduct “upon complaint’s [sic] failure to appear.”

Appellee was convicted before a magistrate of disorderly conduct and appealed this conviction to the Court of Common Pleas. A trial de novo was scheduled for October 10, 1995 at which time the prosecutor advised the court that Officer Cavanaugh, who was involved in the alleged altercation with Appellee, was unavailable because of a car accident. The prosecutor requested a postponement to have Officer…