Commonwealth v. Hargrave

CIRILLO, President Judge Emeritus:

¶ 1 Fred Hargrave appeals from his recent non-jury conviction and two-year probationary sentence for burglary and related offenses 1 following his preliminary hearing on the same charges ten years ago. The trial delay was caused by his flight to Virginia for one year, followed by his return to Philadelphia, where he resided for the remaining nine years, hoping his case had been overlooked. The trial judge has stated to us that the testimony of the sole Commonwealth witness “may have been insufficient” to prove Hargrave’s guilt beyond a reasonable doubt, but…