Commonwealth v. McCrea

ROWLEY, Judge:

On April 23, 1981, appellant was convicted, after a non-jury trial, of attempted burglary and possessing instruments of crime (a pair of pliers and a pocket knife). Post-trial motions were filed and denied and appellant was sentenced to time served for possessing instrument of crime and three years probation for attempted burglary. This appeal followed.

Two issues are raised on appeal: 1) Was the evidence sufficient to support the convictions?; and 2) Did appellant’s sentence violate 18 Pa.C.S.A. § 906, which bars conviction of more than one inchoate crime?

The following evidence…