Commonwealth v. Chambliss

¶ 1 Appellant, James Chambliss, appeals from the November 22, 2002 judgment of sentence imposed in the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County. For the following reasons, we vacate Appellant’s judgment of sentence and remand for a new trial. The relevant facts and procedural history of this case are as follows.

¶2 On March 9, 2002, the Commonwealth charged Appellant with theft by unlawful taking or disposition, graded as a felony of the third degree, and receiving stolen property, graded as a felony of the third degree.1 The Commonwealth based these charges upon allegations that Appellant…