Commonwealth v. Trignani

Opinion by

Woodside, J.,

The defendant, Anthony J. Trignani, was found guilty by a jury of aggravated robbery, and of assault and battery with intent to commit murder. After receiving a sentence of 10 to 20 years in the penitentiary, he appealed to this Court, claiming that he should be granted a new trial.

Philip J. Anzelone, an employee of the C. & C. Clothing Co., 1234 Carpenter St., Philadelphia, was returning from the bank at about 12:30 o’clock in the afternoon of November 25, 1955, carrying a brief case containing the company’s payroll of approximately $10,300. As he walked across a…