Commonwealth v. Speller

WIEAND, Judge:

Henry Speller was tried in the Municipal Court of Philadelphia and convicted of making terroristic threats, a misdemeanor, 1 and harassment, a summary offense. 2 He appealed to the Court of Common Pleas where, following a trial de novo, he was again found guilty of the same offenses. A sentence of imprisonment for not less than 3 months nor more than 23 months, to be followed by a consecutive three year period of probation, was imposed for terroristic threats; a one day suspended sentence was imposed for harassment. Speller has appealed. He contends that the evidence was…