Commonwealth v. Wilson

Opinion by

Cercone, J.,

This is an appeal from the judgment of sentence imposed upon the appellant, George T. Wilson, following his conviction by a jury of armed robbery.

The events giving rise to appellant’s arrest may be summarized as follows. On January 6, 1973, at approximately 7:30 P.M., the appellant and three other men entered a cleaning store in the City of Pittsburgh. Appellant requested change from the store’s manager, Ralph Mosco. When Mr. Mosco opened the cash register drawer one of the appellant’s accomplices pulled a gun on him and proceeded to take $21.00 from the register.…