Commonwealth v. Roberts

545 Pa. 460 (1996)

681 A.2d 1274

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellant,

v.

Kevin ROBERTS, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Submitted June 27, 1994.

Decided July 31, 1996.

Robert E. Colville, Dist. Atty., Kevin F. McCarthy, Asst. Dist. Atty., for appellant.

Lester G. Nauhaus, Public Defender, Mitchell A. Kaufman, Asst. Public Defender, for appellee.

Before NIX, C.J., and FLAHERTY, ZAPPALA, CAPPY, CASTILLE, NIGRO, and NEWMAN, JJ.

OPINION

NIX, Chief Justice.

Following a bench trial, Appellee, Kevin Roberts, was convicted of robbery,[1] criminal conspiracy,[2] and possession of an instrument of…