Commonwealth v. Catanch

CERCONE, Judge:

This is a direct appeal from a judgment of sentence following a nolo contendere plea. For the reasons that follow, we affirm.

The facts underlying this appeal, as determined by the trial court, are as follows:

[Appellant] entered the enclosed MAC machine area of Mellon Bank, located at 5500 Germantown Avenue, at 1:00 on the afternoon of December 15, 1988. He then pointed a loaded revolver at Philip Weiser, and demanded money. While the [appellant] was accosting Weiser, an elderly gentleman, Mr. Tucker, came into the area, and the [appellant] similarly confronted him. Dr. Weiser…