Commonwealth v. Combs

CERCONE, President Judge:.

Appellant, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 1 takes this appeal from the order of the trial court granting defendantappellees’, Carl Angelo Combs and Stanley Jenkins, motions in arrest of judgment. For the reasons set forth below, we find that the lower court erred in arresting judgment and we hereby reverse that order and remand for sentencing.

On February 17, 1978, the lower court judge, sitting without a jury, 'convicted both defendant-appellees on charges of simple assault, criminal conspiracy, unlawful restraint, and rape. Following the trial, as indicated,…