Commonwealth v. Cotton

CAVANAUGH, Judge:

This is an appeal from a judgment of sentence imposed by the Common Pleas Court, Philadelphia County on June 29, 1982. After a non-jury trial, appellant, Leroy Cotton, was found guilty of murder in the second degree, robbery, and criminal conspiracy.1 On appeal, Cotton maintains that the evidence was insufficient to show the causation element of second degree murder. Appellant contends that as a matter of law, the Commonwealth’s evidence was insufficient to show that the victim’s death occurred from his conduct while in the commission of an alleged robbery. Appellant also…