Commonwealth v. Lewis

WIEAND, Judge:

In this juvenile proceeding, the trial court sustained demurrers and dismissed criminal complaints alleging robbery and theft by unlawful taking because the Commonwealth’s evidence showed only theft by receiving stolen property. We reverse.

James Lewis and William Walston, together with Lloyd Rochester and Ronald Walston, were arrested and charged with homicide, robbery, aggravated assault, theft by unlawful taking and conspiracy in connection with a mugging in Chester, Delaware County. The charges against James Lewis and William Walston, the appellees herein, were subsequently…