Commonwealth v. Griffin

SCHILLER, Judge.

Appellant, Aaron Griffin, appeals from the judgment of sentence entered by the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County following his conviction on charges of Murder in the First Degree, 1 and Possession of an Instrument of Crime. 2 Appellant was sentenced to an automatic life sentence on the murder charge. No additional sentence was given on the possession conviction. We affirm.

FACTS:

The facts of this case, based on the evidence presented at trial, demonstrate the following: In the early morning hours of June 23, 1993, appellant, along with four other individuals, hired a…