Commonwealth v. Matthews

¶ 1 Louis Alexander Matthews (Appellant) appeals from the judgment of sentence imposed by the trial court on July 27, 2000 following his conviction, by a jury, of the crime of burglary.1 Upon review, we vacate the judgment of sentence and remand for further proceedings.

¶ 2 The trial court has provided an apt summary of the pertinent facts of this case as follows:

Josephine Clements, an 82-year old resident of Stowe Rocks, testified that at approximately 11:45 p.m. on September 10, 1999, she was at home watching television. She heard a noise and went upstairs to investigate. She saw the windows…