Commonwealth v. Preacher

OPINION BY

TODD, J.

¶ 1 John Preacher appeals the June 27, 2002 Judgment of Sentence 1 imposed by the Delaware County Court of Common Pleas following his conviction at a bench trial of possession of drug paraphernalia 2 and possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver (“PWID”). 3 We are constrained to vacate Appellant’s judgment of sentence.

¶2 The facts of the instant case were summarized by the trial court as follows:

Officer Marlowe Freeman, a Narcotics Officer with the Chester Police Department, received an anonymous tip from a confidential informant (Cl). The Cl told Officer…