Commonwealth v. Wilson

CERCONE, Judge:

The instant appeal arises from appellant’s conviction of a variety of offenses based upon his burglarization of a private home in Clifton Heights, Pennsylvania. Following a jury trial, and argument on appellant’s post-verdict motions, the court imposed sentences totalling ten to twenty years in prison. The relevant facts are as follows:

After dark on February 26, 1975 two armed men burst into the home of Mrs. Mary Scali. Mrs. Scali testified that the men were young and black, with short hair. Although Mr. Scali was at work at the time, Mrs. Scali was not alone; her next-door…