Commonwealth v. Guilford

OPINION BY

MUSMANNO, J.:

¶ 1 Ellison Guilford (“Guilford”) appeals from the judgment of sentence imposed after he was convicted of robbery and possession of an instrument of crime (“PIC”).1 We vacate the judgment of sentence and remand for re-sentencing.

¶ 2 Guilford was riding a bike at 2:45 a.m. on October 10, 2001, in Philadelphia. Two Philadelphia plainclothes police officers followed him based on information that they had received by radio. When a University of Pennsylvania police car arrived, the officers observed Guilford discard a silver object. The plainclothes officers pulled their car…