Com. v. Lloyd, C. ( 2019 )


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    NON-PRECEDENTIAL DECISION - SEE SUPERIOR COURT I.O.P. 65.37
    COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA              :    IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF
    :         PENNSYLVANIA
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    v.                           :
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    CHARLES DANIEL LLOYD                      :
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    Appellant              :    No. 1469 WDA 2017
    Appeal from the Judgment of Sentence September 12, 2017
    In the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County Criminal Division at
    No(s): CP-02-CR-0008103-2016
    BEFORE:    SHOGAN, J., DUBOW, J., and STEVENS*, P.J.E.
    MEMORANDUM BY SHOGAN, J.:                         FILED FEBRUARY 11, 2019
    Appellant, Charles Daniel Lloyd, appeals from the judgment of sentence
    entered following his convictions of multiple drug offenses and crimes related
    to his arrest. We affirm the convictions but vacate the judgment of sentence
    and remand for resentencing.
    The trial court set forth the underlying facts of this case as follows:
    On June 12, 2016, City of Pittsburgh Police Officer
    Christopher Mosesso was on patrol in the eastern section of
    Pittsburgh. (T. pp. 4-5). A little before noon, Officer Mosesso
    came into contact with a green minivan that exhibited numerous
    Vehicle Code violations, including lack of emission sticker,
    windshield obstructions, a loud exhaust, and a low-hanging
    exhaust system. (T. p. 5). Officer Mosesso effectuated a traffic
    stop of the vehicle. (T. p. 6). Upon approaching the vehicle,
    Officer Mosesso noticed [Appellant] moving around in the middle
    of the van. (T. p. 6). [Appellant] was seated in a bucket seat on
    the passenger side of the middle row of the van. (T. p. 6). As the
    operator of the vehicle stopped in a manner that was impeding
    traffic, he instructed the driver to pull through the intersection and
    pull over. (T. pp. 8-9). While he was giving these instructions to
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    * Former Justice specially assigned to the Superior Court.
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    the driver, he noticed [Appellant] moving his left arm in the center
    area between the two bucket seats. (T. p. 9).
    When Officer Mosesso again approached the vehicle, he
    asked for identifying information for all of the passengers of the
    vehicle. (T. p. 9). [Appellant] provided two false names to him.
    (T. p. 9). While Officer Mosesso was conducting a check of the
    second name, he observed [Appellant] become very agitated and
    defensive with other officers who had arrived on scene. (T. pp.
    10-11). Given his combative nature, [Appellant] was detained.
    (T. p. 11). While he was being detained, he struck and kicked the
    two other police officers. (T. pp. 11-12). At this point, considering
    [Appellant’s] behavior and furtive movements while he was in the
    van, Officer Mosesso determined that he was going to conduct a
    wingspan search of the van. (T. p. 14). The wingspan search
    included the area immediately to the left of the seat where
    [Appellant] had been seated, as this was the area where
    [Appellant] had been reaching. (T. pp. 14-15). There Officer
    Mosesso found a bag and a camouflage jacket. (T. pp. 14-15).
    Underneath this camouflage jacket “was a camouflage glove that
    contained three bricks of heroin, two baggies of cocaine, one
    baggie of marijuana, and one baggie of five Xanax bars.” (T. p.
    14). After arrest, these narcotics were sent to the lab for testing.
    (T. p. 46). Ultimately, the lab confirmed the identity of these
    substances. (T. p. 46, Exhibit 3). There was no evidence collected
    that would indicate that [Appellant] was using illegal narcotics.
    (T. pp. 47-48).
    Trial Court Opinion, 4/9/18, at 2-3.
    Appellant was arrested and charged with two counts of aggravated
    assault, and one count each of possession of a controlled substance with intent
    to deliver (“PWID”)-Heroin, possession of a controlled substance (“simple
    possession”)-Heroin,   PWID-Cocaine,     simple     possession-Cocaine,     simple
    possession-Alprazolam,     resisting   arrest,    false   identification   to   law
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    enforcement, disorderly conduct, and possession of marijuana.1           Appellant
    filed a motion to suppress on December 2, 2016.           The trial court held a
    suppression hearing on June 22, 2017. At the conclusion of the hearing, the
    trial court granted Appellant’s motion in part and denied it in part.2
    Following the suppression hearing, Appellant proceeded to a stipulated
    nonjury trial. At the conclusion of the trial, the trial court found Appellant not
    guilty of aggravated assault and possession of Alprazolam.        Appellant was
    convicted of all other charges.          On September 12, 2017, the trial court
    sentenced Appellant to serve an aggregate term of incarceration of twenty-
    four to forty-eight months. This timely appeal followed. Both Appellant and
    the trial court have complied with Pa.R.A.P. 1925.
    Appellant presents the following issues for our review:
    I. Whether [Appellant’s] convictions for PWID-Heroin, Possession-
    Heroin, PWID-Cocaine, and Possession-Cocaine can be sustained
    under the theory of constructive possession when the
    Commonwealth failed to prove, beyond a reasonable doubt, that
    [Appellant] had the intent to exercise control over the drugs in
    question?
    II. Whether the trial court erred in not granting [Appellant’s]
    motion to suppress the drug evidence recovered from the minivan
    in which he was a passenger when the Commonwealth failed to
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    1 18 Pa.C.S. § 2702(a)(3), 35 P.S. § 780-113(a)(30), 35 P.S. § 780-
    113(a)(16), 35 P.S. § 780-113(a)(30), 35 P.S. § 780-113(a)(16), 35 P.S. §
    780-113(a)(16), 18 Pa.C.S. § 5104, 18 Pa.C.S. § 4914(a), 18 Pa.C.S. §
    5503(a)(1), and 35 P.S. § 780-113(a)(31), respectively.
    2 Specifically, the trial court granted Appellant’s motion to suppress as to a
    video camera that was discovered in the van and denied the motion as to the
    traffic stop.
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    demonstrate that the police had reasonable suspicion to believe
    that the minivan was in violation of the Motor Vehicle Code
    provisions in question?
    III. Whether [Appellant’s] sentence is illegal when he is entitled
    to an additional 83 days’ credit for time served from June 22, 2017
    (when [Appellant] was convicted and his bond was revoked by the
    trial court), to September 12, 2017 (when [Appellant] was
    ultimately sentenced by the trial court)?
    Appellant’s Brief at 7.
    In his first issue, Appellant argues that there was insufficient evidence
    presented to support his convictions of possession with intent to deliver and
    simple possession.        Appellant’s Brief at 16-27.   Specifically, Appellant
    contends that the Commonwealth did not prove that he constructively
    possessed the contraband because it did not establish that Appellant had the
    intent to exercise control over the drugs. 
    Id. at 16.
    Our standard of review is well established:
    The standard we apply in reviewing the sufficiency of the
    evidence is whether viewing all the evidence admitted at trial in
    the light most favorable to the verdict winner, there is sufficient
    evidence to enable the fact-finder to find every element of the
    crime beyond a reasonable doubt. In applying the above test, we
    may not weigh the evidence and substitute our judgment for the
    fact-finder[’s].   In addition, we note that the facts and
    circumstances established by the Commonwealth need not
    preclude every possibility of innocence. Any doubts regarding a
    defendant’s guilt may be resolved by the fact-finder unless the
    evidence is so weak and inconclusive that as a matter of law no
    probability of fact may be drawn from the combined
    circumstances. The Commonwealth may sustain its burden of
    proving every element of the crime beyond a reasonable doubt by
    means of wholly circumstantial evidence. Moreover, in applying
    the above test, the entire record must be evaluated and all
    evidence actually received must be considered. Finally, the finder
    of fact while passing upon the credibility of witnesses and the
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    weight of the evidence produced, is free to believe all, part or none
    of the evidence.
    Commonwealth v. Estepp, 
    17 A.3d 939
    , 943-944 (Pa. Super. 2011).
    In order to uphold a conviction of PWID pursuant to 35 P.S. § 780-
    113(a)(30), the Commonwealth must prove beyond a reasonable doubt that
    the defendant possessed a controlled substance and did so with the intent to
    deliver it. Commonwealth v. Aguado, 
    760 A.2d 1181
    , 1185 (Pa. Super.
    2000) (en banc). “The intent to deliver may be inferred from an examination
    of the facts and circumstances surrounding the case.” Commonwealth v.
    Conaway, 
    791 A.2d 359
    , 362-363 (Pa. Super. 2002).                 “[P]ossession with
    intent to deliver can be inferred from the quantity of the drugs possessed and
    other    surrounding    circumstances,    such   as   lack   of   paraphernalia   for
    consumption.” Commonwealth v. Jones, 
    874 A.2d 108
    , 121 (Pa. Super.
    2005).    Expert opinion testimony is also admissible “to aid in determining
    whether the facts surrounding the possession of controlled substances are
    consistent with intent to deliver.” Commonwealth v. Ratsamy, 
    934 A.2d 1233
    , 1237 (Pa. 2007).
    Regarding the crime of simple possession of narcotics, 35 P.S. § 780-
    113(a)(16) prohibits the following:
    (16) Knowingly or intentionally possessing a controlled or
    counterfeit substance by a person not registered under this act,
    or a practitioner not registered or licensed by the appropriate
    State board, unless the substance was obtained directly from, or
    pursuant to, a valid prescription order or order of a practitioner,
    or except as otherwise authorized by this act.
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    35 P.S. § 780-113(a)(16).
    Where the contraband a person is charged with possessing is not found
    on the defendant, the Commonwealth is required to prove constructive
    possession. Commonwealth v. Kirkland, 
    831 A.2d 607
    , 611 (Pa. Super.
    2003). Constructive possession is an inference arising from a set of facts that
    possession of the contraband was more likely than not. Commonwealth v.
    Parker, 
    847 A.2d 745
    , 750 (Pa. Super. 2004). Our courts have held that
    constructive possession requires proof of the ability to exercise conscious
    dominion over the substance, the power to control the contraband, and the
    intent to exercise such control. Commonwealth v. Johnson, 
    920 A.2d 873
    ,
    882 (Pa. Super. 2007) (citing Commonwealth v. Valette, 
    613 A.2d 548
    , 550
    (Pa. 1992)).
    We are mindful that constructive possession can be proven by
    circumstantial evidence, and the “requisite knowledge and intent may be
    inferred   from   examination   of   the   totality   of   the   circumstances.”
    Commonwealth v. Clark, 
    746 A.2d 1128
    , 1136 (Pa. Super. 2000) (quoting
    Commonwealth v. Haskins, 
    677 A.2d 328
    , 330 (Pa. Super. 1996)).
    Moreover, we have held that circumstantial evidence is reviewed by the same
    standard as direct evidence and a decision by the trial court will be affirmed
    “so long as the combination of the evidence links the accused to the crime
    beyond a reasonable doubt.” Commonwealth v. Johnson, 
    818 A.2d 514
    ,
    516 (Pa. Super. 2003) (citations omitted).
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    The trial court addressed Appellant’s challenge to the sufficiency of the
    evidence as follows:
    [Appellant’s] first issue on appeal is that his drug-related
    convictions cannot be sustained, as the Commonwealth did not
    establish actual or constructive possession of the narcotics. The
    narcotics at issue here were not found on [Appellant’s] person,
    therefore, he did not have actual possession of them. However,
    the evidence presented at trial, and found to be credible by this
    [c]ourt establishes that [Appellant] had constructive possession
    of the narcotics. The Pennsylvania Superior Court has defined
    constructive possession as “an inference arising from a set of facts
    that possession of the contraband was more likely than not.”
    Commonwealth v. Sweitzer, 
    177 A.3d 253
    , 258 (Pa. Super.
    2017) (citations omitted). Further, the Sweitzer Court noted that
    constructive possession is determined by the totality of the
    circumstances, and requires conscious dominion, which is defined
    as “the power to control the contraband and the intent to exercise
    that control.” 
    Sweitzer, 177 A.3d at 258
    .
    As Officer Mosesso testified, [Appellant] was the sole
    occupant of the middle row of the vehicle at the time of the traffic
    stop. [Appellant] made numerous furtive gestures toward the
    middle portion of the van. The narcotics were found in a glove
    under a jacket immediately adjacent to [Appellant’s] seat in the
    vehicle, which is where [Appellant] was reaching during the traffic
    stop. As such, [Appellant’s] actions clearly demonstrate conscious
    dominion over the contraband, and, therefore, constructive
    possession.
    Trial Court Opinion, 4/9/18, at 4.
    Likewise,   our   review   of   the   certified   record   reflects   that   the
    Commonwealth established that Appellant had constructive possession of the
    contraband. Officer Mosesso testified that, due to various Motor Vehicle Code
    (“MVC”) violations, he conducted a traffic stop of a green minivan, which
    contained three rows of seating.        N.T., 6/22/17, at 6-7.        Upon initially
    approaching the vehicle, the officer witnessed Appellant, who was seated
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    alone in the middle row of bucket seats, moving about in the center area
    between the seats. 
    Id. While the
    officer was speaking with the driver of the
    vehicle, he again noticed Appellant “moving his left arm in the area of that
    center area between the two bucket seats.” 
    Id. at 9.3
    Further, it is undisputed
    that during the traffic stop Appellant provided the police with two false
    identities. Officer Mosesso indicated that he conducted a limited search of the
    vehicle “[g]iven the situation with the false IDs that were given and the furtive
    movements observed by [the driver] and [Appellant].”           
    Id. at 13.
    Officer
    Mosesso then stated the following:
    due to the furtive movements of [the driver] and [Appellant] with
    them reaching around and what was observed, I was going to
    conduct a wingspan search of that general area where [the driver]
    and [Appellant] were. So I returned to the vehicle, got all the
    remaining occupants out of the vehicle and then I conducted a
    search of those general areas. During a search of the vehicle,
    between the two bucket seats in the middle to the left where
    [Appellant] was, underneath a camouflage jacket there was a
    camouflage glove that contained three bricks of heroin, two
    baggies of cocaine, one baggie of marijuana and one baggie of
    five Xanax bars.
    
    Id. at 14.
    The following exchange then transpired between the prosecutor
    and Officer Mosesso:
    Q I just want to clarify again. Where exactly were these pills found
    or these drugs found?
    A So it was to the left, directly to the left of where [Appellant] was
    seated in the vehicle.
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    3Officer Mosesso also stated that he observed the driver of the vehicle “was
    moving some items around in her purse that she had sitting on her lap.” N.T.,
    6/22/17, at 9.
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    Q So was this on the floor?
    A No, right to the left of the seat was a bag.
    Q Okay.
    A Then on top of the bag were these two gloves, one which
    contained the narcotics, and that camouflage jacket was over top
    of the gloves.
    Q So it goes jacket
    A Correct.
    Q -- gloves, bag, floor?
    A Correct.
    Q Was this the same area where you saw [Appellant] reaching?
    A Yes.
    
    Id. at 14-15.
    Officer Mosesso also testified that he did not see any of the
    other occupants of the vehicle reach toward the area were the contraband was
    discovered. 
    Id. at 48.
    This evidence, viewed in a light most favorable to the Commonwealth,
    is sufficient to establish that Appellant constructively possessed the glove
    containing the contraband that was found directly to the left of where only
    Appellant was seated and where Appellant was seen moving.        Appellant’s
    actions, which were observed by Officer Mosesso, reflect that Appellant had
    power to control the contraband and the intent to exercise such control.
    Accordingly, Appellant’s assertion that the Commonwealth failed to present
    sufficient evidence to support his convictions lacks merit.
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    Appellant next argues that the trial court erred in denying his motion to
    suppress physical evidence. Appellant’s Brief at 28-44. Appellant contends
    that the police officer lacked reasonable suspicion to effectuate a traffic stop
    based upon violations of the MVC, i.e., Sections 4523(a),4 4323(c),5 and
    4524(c).6 
    Id. at 37.
    We disagree.
    With respect to an appeal from the denial of a motion to suppress, our
    Supreme Court has stated the following:
    Our standard of review in addressing a challenge to a trial court’s
    denial of a suppression motion is whether the factual findings are
    supported by the record and whether the legal conclusions drawn
    from those facts are correct. When reviewing the ruling of a
    suppression court, we must consider only the evidence of the
    prosecution and so much of the evidence of the defense as
    remains uncontradicted when read in the context of the record.
    . . . Where the record supports the findings of the suppression
    court, we are bound by those facts and may reverse only if the
    legal conclusions drawn therefrom are in error.
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    4 “Compliance with established sound levels. — Every motor vehicle
    operated on a highway shall be constructed, equipped, maintained and
    operated so as not to exceed the sound level for the vehicle as prescribed in
    regulations promulgated by the department.        The test procedures and
    instrumentation to be utilized shall also be established by regulation.” 75
    Pa.C.S. § 4523(a).
    5 “Mufflers and related equipment. — Every motor vehicle shall be
    equipped with a muffler or other effective noise suppressing system in good
    working order and in constant operation and no muffler or exhaust system
    shall be equipped with a cutout, bypass or similar device.” 75 Pa.C.S. §
    4523(c).
    6 “Other obstruction. — No person shall drive any motor vehicle with any
    object or material hung from the inside rearview mirror or otherwise hung,
    placed or attached in such a position as to materially obstruct, obscure or
    impair the driver’s vision through the front windshield or any manner as to
    constitute a safety hazard.” 75 Pa.C.S. § 4524(c).
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    Commonwealth v. Eichinger, 
    915 A.2d 1122
    , 1134 (Pa. 2007) (citations
    omitted). “It is within the suppression court’s sole province as factfinder to
    pass on the credibility of witnesses and the weight to be given their
    testimony.” Commonwealth v. Gallagher, 
    896 A.2d 583
    , 585 (Pa. Super.
    2006). Moreover, we note that our scope of review from a suppression ruling
    is limited to the evidentiary record that was created at the suppression
    hearing. In re L.J., 
    79 A.3d 1073
    , 1087 (Pa. 2013). In addition, questions
    concerning the admission and exclusion of evidence are within the sound
    discretion of the trial court and will not be reversed on appeal absent an abuse
    of discretion.   Commonwealth v. Freidl, 
    834 A.2d 638
    , 641 (Pa. Super.
    2003).
    Further, we are aware that Pa.R.Crim.P. 581, which addresses the
    suppression of evidence, provides in relevant part as follows:
    (H) The Commonwealth shall have the burden . . . of
    establishing that the challenged evidence was not obtained in
    violation of the defendant’s rights.
    Pa.R.Crim.P. 581(H). Moreover,
    The Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution
    and Article I, Section 8 of the Pennsylvania Constitution protect
    individuals from unreasonable searches and seizures, thereby
    ensuring the “right of each individual to be let alone.”
    Schneckloth v. Bustamonte, 
    412 U.S. 218
    , 236, 
    36 L. Ed. 2d 854
    , 
    93 S. Ct. 2041
    (1973); Commonwealth v. Blair, 394 Pa.
    Super. 207, 
    575 A.2d 593
    , 596 (Pa. Super. 1990).
    Commonwealth v. By, 
    812 A.2d 1250
    , 1254 (Pa. Super. 2002).
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    To secure the right of citizens to be free from intrusions by police, courts
    in Pennsylvania require law enforcement officers to demonstrate ascending
    levels of suspicion to justify their interactions with citizens as those
    interactions become more intrusive. Commonwealth v. Beasley, 
    761 A.2d 621
    , 624 (Pa. Super. 2000).
    It is undisputed that:
    [s]tate case law recognizes three categories of interaction
    between police officers and citizens, which include: (1) a mere
    encounter, or request for information, which need not be
    supported by any level of suspicion, but which carries no official
    compulsion to stop or to respond; (2) an investigative detention,
    which must be supported by reasonable suspicion as it subjects a
    suspect to a stop and a period of detention, but does not involve
    such coercive conditions as to constitute the functional equivalent
    of an arrest; and (3) arrest or custodial detention, which must be
    supported by probable cause.
    Commonwealth v. Acosta, 
    815 A.2d 1078
    , 1082 (Pa. Super. 2003) (en
    banc).
    “[T]he standards concerning the quantum of cause necessary for an
    officer to stop a vehicle in this Commonwealth are settled.” Commonwealth
    v. Feczko, 
    10 A.3d 1285
    , 1290-1291 (Pa. Super. 2010). Traffic stops based
    on a reasonable suspicion of criminal activity or a violation of the MVC under
    the authority of section 6308(b),7 must serve a stated investigatory purpose.
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    7   Section 6308(b) of the MVC provides, in pertinent part, as follows:
    Whenever a police officer . . . has reasonable suspicion that a
    violation of this title is occurring or has occurred, he may stop a
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    Id. at 1291.
          Reasonable suspicion exists when there are specific and
    articulable facts that create a reasonable suspicion, based on the officer’s
    experience, that there is criminal activity afoot. Commonwealth v. Sands,
    
    887 A.2d 261
    , 271-272 (Pa. Super. 2005). Officers may initiate a stop based
    upon reasonable suspicion to gather further information to support the
    enforcement of the MVC. 75 Pa.C.S. § 6308(b); 
    Feczko, 10 A.3d at 1288
    .
    Faulty exhaust systems and front windshield obstructions are violations for
    which there is a need for further investigation.     See Commonwealth v.
    Bailey, 
    947 A.2d 808
    , 814-815 (Pa. Super. 2008) (concluding that “if an
    officer hears an unusually loud exhaust, the officer may reasonably infer that
    there is a problem with the muffler and initiate a stop based upon a reasonable
    suspicion that the muffler is not ‘in good working order.’”); Commonwealth
    v. Holmes, 
    14 A.3d 89
    , 96-97 (Pa. 2011) (reasonable suspicion required to
    justify stop for windshield obstruction).
    The trial court concluded that Officer Mosesso established he had
    reasonable suspicion to believe the vehicle in which Appellant was a passenger
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    vehicle, upon request or signal, for the purpose of checking the
    vehicle’s registration, proof of financial responsibility, vehicle
    identification number or engine number or the driver’s license, or
    to secure such other information as the officer may reasonably
    believe to be necessary to enforce the provisions of this title.
    75 Pa.C.S. § 6308(b).
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    was in violation of multiple provisions of the MVC. The trial court offered the
    following analysis:
    Initially, this [c]ourt found that Officer Mosesso had
    probable cause[8] to effectuate a traffic stop, as he credibly
    testified that he effectuated the traffic stop because the vehicle
    did not have an emission sticker, had windshield obstructions, a
    loud exhaust system, and a low hanging exhaust system.
    Ultimately, the lack of emission sticker was not found to be a
    violation of the Vehicle Code, as the vehicle was registered to an
    individual in Butler County which does not require emissions
    testing. However, the other infractions were visible to Officer
    Mosesso at the time of the traffic stop and constituted a violation
    of the Vehicle Code. Therefore, he possessed probable cause to
    effectuate a traffic stop.
    Trial Court Opinion, 4/9/18, at 5.
    Our review of the record reflects that Officer Mosesso testified that at
    the time he stopped the vehicle, he observed the green minivan had an
    “extremely loud exhaust,” the “muffler was hanging low from the chassis of
    the vehicle,” and there were “numerous windshield obstructions hanging from
    the front rearview mirror.” N.T., 6/22/17, at 5-6, 30-32. This testimony is
    sufficient to establish reasonable suspicion necessary to stop the vehicle in
    which appellant was a passenger. Thus, because the police officer articulated
    facts at the suppression hearing that amounted to reasonable suspicion, we
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    8 The trial court was apparently of the mistaken belief that the officer required
    probable cause of a MVC violation in order to effectuate a stop of the vehicle.
    However, we will address this issue under the appropriate standard of
    reasonable suspicion of an MVC violation to justify the stop. We further note
    that reasonable suspicion is a less stringent standard than probable cause.
    
    Holmes, 14 A.3d at 95
    .
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    conclude that the stop of Appellant’s vehicle was lawful. Accordingly, the trial
    court did not err in denying Appellant’s motion to suppress evidence obtained
    following the stop of the vehicle, and Appellant’s second issue lacks merit.
    Appellant last argues that his sentence is illegal because the trial court
    failed to properly calculate his credit for time served. Appellant’s Brief at 45-
    46. Specifically, Appellant asserts that the trial court erred in failing to award
    him credit for the period he was incarcerated after his bond was revoked until
    he was sentenced, which is the equivalent of eighty-three days.             
    Id. The Commonwealth
    has conceded that the case should be remanded to the trial
    court for a determination of whether Appellant is entitled to additional credit
    toward his sentence. Commonwealth’s Brief at 29.
    As we have stated, a “challenge to the trial court’s failure to award credit
    for time served prior to sentencing involves the legality of sentence. A claim
    challenging    the   legality   of   a   sentence   is   appealable   as   of   right.”
    Commonwealth v. Little, 
    612 A.2d 1053
    , 1053 n.1 (Pa. Super. 1992).
    With regard to awarding credit for time served, the Sentencing Code
    provides, in relevant part, as follows:
    § 9760. Credit for time served
    After reviewing the information submitted under section
    9737 (relating to report of outstanding charges and sentences)
    the court shall give credit as follows:
    (1) Credit against the maximum term and any
    minimum term shall be given to the defendant for all
    time spent in custody as a result of the criminal charge
    for which a prison sentence is imposed or as a result
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    of the conduct on which such a charge is based. Credit
    shall include credit for time spent in custody prior to
    trial, during trial, pending sentence, and pending
    the resolution of an appeal.
    42 Pa.C.S. § 9760(1) (emphasis added).
    Our review of the trial court’s sentencing order on appeal reflects that
    the trial court granted Appellant credit for time served totaling twenty-nine
    days, starting on June 13, 2016, and ending on July 11, 2016.              Order,
    9/12/17, at 2. However, after his conviction on June 22, 2017, and until his
    sentencing on September 12, 2017, Appellant was in custody because the trial
    court revoked Appellant’s bond at the end of his trial. N.T., 6/22/17, at 150.
    The trial court’s sentencing order dated September 12, 2017, does not include
    credit for this period. Accordingly, we are constrained to vacate the judgment
    of sentence and remand this matter to the trial court to calculate accurately
    the credit for time that Appellant has served.
    Convictions affirmed. Judgment of sentence vacated. Case remanded
    for further proceedings consistent with this memorandum.              Jurisdiction
    relinquished.
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    Judgment Entered.
    Joseph D. Seletyn, Esq.
    Prothonotary
    Date: 2/11/2019
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