Commonwealth v. Matos

OLSZEWSKI, Judge:

This is an appeal from a judgment of sentence after appellant was found guilty of robbery, criminal conspiracy, possessing an instrument of crime, and a violation of the Uniform Firearms Act. Appellant argues that the trial court erred by sentencing him pursuant to the mandatory sentencing provisions of 42 Pa.C.S.A. § 9712,1 as they are *403inapplicable to unarmed accomplices. We disagree and affirm the judgment of sentence.

The facts surrounding the present case are set forth in the trial court’s opinion:... On April 16,1987, at approximately 7:15 p.m., four (4) men robbed a…