Commonwealth v. Mercalde

POPOVICH, Judge:

This is an appeal from the order of the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County denying the post-trial motions of the appellant, Rose Mercalde, which, in effect, activated the judgment of sentence suspended pending the disposition of said motions. We reverse.

The record indicates that the appellant appealed the summary conviction and fine imposed by a district justice for harassment to Common Pleas Court. A non-jury trial took place on May 15, 1986. The following day, the trial court mailed to the appellant its order, which reads:

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