Commonwealth v. Maye

PRICE, Judge:

The instant appeal is before us from the decision of the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas revoking appellant’s probation and sentencing him to a term of imprisonment of from two and one-half (2V2) to five (5) years. Appellant now urges that the revocation was improperly predicated on vague and inconclusive hearsay testimony presented at the hearing. We agree and consequently vacate and remand for a new hearing.

The salient facts are as follows. On January 29, 1976, appellant pleaded guilty to a charge of theft by unlawful taking or disposition (18 Pa.C.S. § 3921), and was…