Commonwealth v. Taylor

*412CERCONE, Judge:

This is an appeal from judgment of sentence imposed for convictions of robbery, aggravated assault and possessing instruments of crime.

On March 17, 1983, the appellant, Grover Taylor, gained admittance to the apartment of Laura Jean Antonowicz, with whom he was acquainted, under the pretext that he would go to the store for her on an errand. As Ms. Antonowicz turned toward her bedroom to get money for appellant, he approached her from the rear and pulled an electrical cord around her neck. The victim passed out and fell to the floor.

Appellant then got on top of the victim,…