Commonwealth v. Wright

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Pomeroy,

On the evening of March 22, 1970, three men held up a grocery store in Columbia, Pennsylvania. Appel*513lant, Barry Wright, was subsequently indicted on charges of conspiracy and robbery in connection with the holdup. A Lancaster County jury returned verdicts of guilty on both the conspiracy and robbery counts, and Wright was sentenced to a term of imprisonment of not less than one and one-half nor more than three years. Following denial of post-trial motions, Wright appealed to the Superior Court, which affirmed the judgment of sentence in a per curiam order. We…