Commonwealth v. Mays

CERCONE, Judge:

This is an appeal from a judgment of sentence of the Court of Common Pleas, Criminal Trial Division of Philadelphia County. A jury found appellant guilty of robbery and simple assault. The sole issue raised on appeal is that of the sufficiency of the evidence to support the robbery conviction.

The complainant testified that on February 28, 1975, she went to visit relatives in an apartment building. She encountered appellant, whom she had known for many years, in the lobby. He told her the elevator was broken and headed up the stairs. She followed several minutes later. When she…