Commonwealth v. Blankenbiller

CIRILLO, President Judge:

This is an appeal from a judgment of sentence of the Court of Common Pleas of Berks County. After a jury trial, appellant, Ralph Blankenbiller was found guilty of “owning, controlling, managing, supervising or otherwise keeping, alone or in association with others, ... a prostitution business.” 18 Pa.C.S. § 5902(b)(1). The defendant was sentenced to a period of incarceration of three to twelve months. We reverse.

On appeal, the appellant presents four issues for our review: (1) whether the evidence presented was sufficient to sustain a verdict of guilty; (2) whether…