Commonwealth v. Tate

JOHNSON, Judge:

After a nonjury trial, Appellant was convicted of Burglary 1 and Criminal Trespass. 2 Post-verdict motions were denied, and Appellant was sentenced to a five-year period of probation and was ordered to pay both costs and ten dollars ($10.00) to the Victims Fund. This is an appeal from the judgment of sentence.

For the following reasons, we vacate the judgment of sentence and remand.

Appellant was found inside an unoccupied row house that was owned by the Philadelphia Housing Development Corporation. The plywood over a basement window had been removed, and the window had been…