Commonwealth v. Smith

OPINION BY McLAUGHLIN, J.:

Brandon Smith appeals from the judgment of sentence entered following his jury trial convictions for second-degree *1054 murder, robbery, and related offenses. Smith argues that the court erred in denying his motion to suppress his statement to the police and in sentencing him to a mandatory minimum sentence of 30 years' incarceration. We affirm.

Just before 8:30 p.m. on March 12, 2015, James Stuhlman was shot and killed while he was walking his dog. Six days later, on March 18, 2015, police arrested Smith, who was 15 years old at the time, and took him to the homicide…