Commonwealth v. Ellis

CIRILLO, President Judge Emeritus.

Roman Ellis appeals from the judgment of' sentence of the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County. We affirm.

During the early morning hours of May 1, 1994, four men were peacefully sleeping in a house located in the Stanton Heights section of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Three of the men, Thomas Balistrieri, David Muto, and Thomas Urban, rented the home. The fourth man, Richard Wonderley, was one of Mr. Muto’s friends. At approximately 3:00 a.m. the men were jolted awake by the sound of screaming and yelling. Four African-American males (one of whom was later…