Commonwealth v. Ingold

¶ 1 William S. Ingold (Appellant) appeals from the judgment of sentence entered April 30, 2002, in the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas. For the reasons that follow, we vacate the judgment of sentence and remand for a new trial. The relevant facts and procedural history of this matter are as follows.

¶ 2 On August 13, 2001, Appellant, a cab driver, was arrested and charged with one count of robbery (18 Pa.C.S.A. § 3701) following an incident that occurred between he and a passenger in his cab who allegedly refused to pay her fare. A preliminary hearing was held on August 30, 2001, and…