Commonwealth v. Murphy

On December 19, 1979, a jury found appellant, Stephen James Murphy, guilty of aggravated assault,1 simple assault,2 retaliation against a witness or informant,3 and criminal conspiracy.4 Post-trial motions were filed and denied. On April 21, 1981, appellant was sentenced on the charge of aggravated assault to pay a fine of $50.00 plus the costs of *180prosecution and be incarcerated for a period of not less than four months nor more than twelve months. On all of the other charges, appellant was placed on probation for concurrent one year periods, consecutive to the prison terms imposed. A…