Commonwealth v. Leach

McKEE, J.,

Defendant, Frederick Leach, was arrested on April 18, 1986, and charged with theft by deception,1 receiving stolen property,2 and tampering with public records.3 These charges stemmed from allegations that defendant, who was an employee of the City of Philadelphia, had submitted vouchers, to the city’s Department of Human Services for work he had never performed. Prior to trial, defense counsel moved for an order for sanctions pursuant to Pa.R.Crim.P. 305 to remedy the commonwealth’s purported failure to *235comply with a prior court order to produce discovery. After a hearing on that…