Commonwealth v. Giles

SPAETH, Judge:

Appellant argues that we should vacate his sentence and remand for re-sentencing because the lower court omitted to place on the record, at the time of sentencing, its reasons for the sentence. We agree.

Appellant was arrested on May 9, 1980, and charged with simple assault, 1 recklessly endangering another person, 2 possession of an instrument of crime, 3 violation of the Drug, Device and Cosmetic Act, 4 and criminal conspiracy. 5 He pleaded guilty to recklessly endangering another person and violation of the Drug, Device and Cosmetic Act, and the Commonwealth moved to have the…