Commonwealth v. Barnett

GREENSPAN, J.,

On January 16, 1988, defendants were arrested and charged with robbery, criminal conspiracy and related offenses arising out of a gunpoint robbery earlier that same day at the Family Variety Store located at 4020 Lancaster Avenue in Philadelphia.

All three co-defendants waived their rights to a jury trial and were tried before this court. Trial commenced on June 2, 1988, and concluded on June 9, 1988, when all defendants were found guilty of all charges. Defendants timely filed post-verdict motions and supplemental motions particularly challenging this court’s refusal to allow…