Commonwealth v. Williams

OPINION BY

FITZGERALD, J.:

Appellant, Addie Williams, appeals from her judgment of sentence of guilt without further penalty on her conviction for harassment. 1 We conclude that the Commonwealth’s violation of Appellant’s rights under Pa.R.Crim.P. 544 and 564 requires us to reverse her conviction and direct the trial court to dismiss the harassment charge with prejudice.

In the early morning hours of February 5, 2014, Appellant was arrested after her daughter called the police and alleged that Appellant locked her and her brothers out of their house. Appellant’s daughter informed a police…