Commonwealth v. Tyson

Opinion by

Montgomery, J.,

This is an appeal from the refusal of motions in arrest of judgment and for a new trial.

Appellant, John Calvin Tyson, was tried and convicted, at No. 1 September Sessions, 1959, of the crime of robbery by assault and force. From the evidence produced it appeared that about 1:00 a.m. on July 4, 1959, appellant, in company of Leon Shelbert, met John G. Fisher of Brooklyn, New York, a former resident of the City of Shamokin, Northumberland County, who arrived in Shamokin the previous day for a visit. While Fisher was waiting for a taxi, appellant and Shelbert approached…