Commonwealth v. Marquez

OPINION BY

MUSMANNO, J.:

¶ 1 Edwin Marquez (“Marquez”)1 appeals from the judgment of sentence imposed after he was convicted of third-degree murder and criminal conspiracy.2 We affirm.

¶ 2 The pertinent facts of this case are as follows:

The instant matter arose out of the burglary of [Marquez’s] home on May 22, 2005. On that date, [Marquez] and his brother, ... Carlos Jiminez [“Jimi-nez”], arrived home, after going to a nearby store, and found three men in the home they shared.

At least one of the men was armed. The intruders ran from the home but not before [Jiminez] disarmed one of them.

After…