Commonwealth v. Satzberg

OLSZEWSKI, Judge:

Appellant, Arthur Satzberg, was convicted of theft by unlawful taking, receiving stolen property, and related offenses by a jury in the Court of Common Pleas of Bucks County. Post-verdict motions were filed and denied. Appellant was sentenced to two years’ probation and restitution, and now appeals the judgment of sentence to this Court.

Three separate issues are raised in this appeal: first, whether the trial judge, the Honorable Kenneth G. Biehn, should have ordered a hearing before another judge when appellant filed a recusal motion alleging prejudicial conduct by Judge…