Commonwealth v. Smith

SCHILLER, Judge.

Appellant, Charles Smith, appeals from the judgment of sentence entered by the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County following his conviction of robbery and related offenses. We deny counsel’s motion to withdraw and direct counsel to file a new brief to this Court.

FACTS:

On February 17, 1996, at approximately midnight, appellant and another individual approached two young women at Broad and Susquehanna Streets in Philadelphia. Appellant approached the women with his hands in his pockets, and, claiming that he had a gun, demanded their money and threatened to kill them.…