Commonwealth v. Taylor

CAVANAUGH, Judge:

On June 12, 1980, following a plea of guilty, the appellant was sentenced to a term of incarceration of not less than two years nor more than four years at the Western Diagnostic and Classification Center at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on a charge of riot.

On appeal the appellant argues that the Sentencing Court failed to indicate a reasoned basis for imposition of this sentence. 1 Before addressing this question we initially note that the record does not include a sentencing colloquy of any kind nor does it include a presentence report and therefore our review is hampered. 2 The…