Commonwealth v. Evans

POPOVICH, Judge:

Appellant, Joseph Evans, was initially convicted of the summary offense of harassment (18 Pa.C.S.A. § 2709) in the Municipal Court of Philadelphia County. The sentence entered consisted of a $50.00 fine. Thereafter, appellant sought relief via the Post-Conviction Hearing Act (19 P.S. § 1180-1 et seq.) and was granted a trial de novo in the Court of Common Pleas before the Hon. Charles L. Durham. In the bench trial, appellant was again found guilty of harassment and, after the denial of post-trial motions, sentenced to serve thirty to ninety days imprisonment starting December…