Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Tout-Puissant

¶ 1 In this appeal, we must determine whether Appellant is entitled to credit for time served for his period of pre-trial incarceration against his one-year intermediate punishment sentence. For the reasons that follow, we vacate Appellant’s sentence and remand with instructions.

¶2 On November 15, 2001, Appellant was arrested by the Stroud Area Police Department and charged with numerous offenses, including simple assault and tampering with public records. 1 Following a preliminary arraignment on November 15, 2001, bail was set at $5,000.00. Unable to post this sum, Appellant was committed to…