Commonwealth v. Maldonado

MONTEMURO, Judge:

This is a consolidated appeal from .the judgments of sentence. The appellants, David and Samuel Maldonado, are brothers.

Appellants were tried before the Honorable Charles L. Durham of the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia sitting without a jury.

Each appellant was found guilty of second degree murder, 1 criminal conspiracy, 2 robbery, 3 and possession of instrument of crime. 4

Following the denial of post-trial motions, each appellant received the same sentence, namely, life imprisonment for second degree murder and a concurrent sentence of five to ten (5-10) years for…