Commonwealth v. Phillips

OPINION BY DUBOW, J.:

Appellant, Tabu Phillips, appeals from the Judgment of Sentence entered in the Dauphin County Court of Common Pleas on March 31, 2015. Following a trial, the jury convicted Appellant of one count of Persons Not to Possess Firearm and one count of Possessing an Instrument of Crime-Unlawful Body Armor. We hold that: (i) the trial court was not required to advise Appellant of the applicable sentencing guidelines prior to finding that Appellant knowingly, voluntarily and intelligently waived his right to counsel; (ii) having already obtained a valid waiver of counsel, the…