Commonwealth v. Hill

SCHILLER, J.:

¶ 1 Appellant, Tarquezze (a/k/a Rar-quezze) Hill, appeals the judgment of sen tence entered on September 12, 1997, in the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County following two separate trials in absentia. Under the facts of this case, we find that the trial court properly exercised its discretion to try Appellant in absentia due to his absence without cause, and that such trials did not violate Appellant’s right to confront his accusers under the Pennsylvania Constitution. We therefore affirm.

FACTS:

¶ 2 The charges against Appellant arose out of two drug transactions. The…