Commonwealth v. Hurd

SPAETH, Judge:

This is an appeal from judgment of sentence on conviction of robbery, the Crimes Code, Act of Dec. 6, 1972, P.L. 1482, No. 334, § 1, 18 Pa.C.S.A. § 3701.

The Commonwealth’s evidence was as follows. On April 9, 1975, Cindy Green, 17, was at work in a women’s clothing store in Lewisburg, Pa. A man came in and, after staying behind a rack until another customer left, approached the counter and told Green to open the drawer. When she refused, he slammed his fist on the counter and told her, “Bitch, open the drawer.” His right hand was in his pocket and something in the pocket was…