Commonwealth v. Middleton

McEWEN, Judge:

We here consider an appeal from the judgment of sentence imposed by the distinguished Judge David N. Savitt following a finding by the jury that appellant was guilty of first degree murder and robbery. The jury was subsequently unable to agree upon the sentence for murder and, as a result, the trial court removed the matter from the jury, and following the denial of post-verdict motions, sentenced appellant to serve a term of life imprisonment for murder, and a consecutive term of imprisonment of from eight years to sixteen years for robbery.

In the early morning hours of…