Commonwealth v. Riley

CERCONE, Judge:

The instant appeal arises from the revocation of appellant’s probation. Appellant raises several arguments to bolster his contentions that the hearing court lacked the power to revoke his probation and impose a prison sentence and that the court, even if it had such power, abused it by relying extensively upon hearsay evidence proffered by appellant’s probation officer. 'While we agree with the Commonwealth that the hearing court could validly revoke appellant’s probation, we agree with appellant that the court erred in relying upon hearsay evidence in exercising its power in…