Commonwealth v. Rodriquez

CERCONE, President Judge:

Appellant, Maria Rodriquez, takes this appeal from her convictions for robbery, murder in the second degree (felony murder), and possessing an instrument of crime. In this appeal, appellant raises two issues: (1) Whether the Court erred when it refused appellant’s motion to suppress her pre-trial statement, and (2) Whether the evidence was sufficient to support her conviction.

On June 2, 1980, at approximately 12:30 a.m., appellant was sitting with several other women on the steps of a house at 5th and Willard Streets in Philadelphia. This house was adjacent to the…