Commonwealth v. Williams

OPINION BY

STRASSBURGER, J.:

The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania appeals from an order that precluded the Commonwealth from introducing at trial any testimony describing the content of lost surveillance video footage relating to the break-in of a pizza shop, for which the Commonwealth charged Leroy Depree Williams (Appellee) with various offenses. 1 Upon review, we reverse and remand for further proceedings.

The trial court set forth the background underlying this matter as follows.

On September 20, 2015, [Appellee] was charged with burglary, criminal trespass, and criminal mischief for alleg edly…