Commonwealth v. Barnes

310 Pa. Superior Ct. 480 (1983)

456 A.2d 1037

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania

v.

Rudolph BARNES, Appellant.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania.

Submitted March 31, 1982.

Filed February 18, 1983.

Elaine DeMasse, Assistant Public Defender, Philadelphia, for appellant.

Deborah Fox, Assistant District Attorney, Philadelphia, for Commonwealth, appellee.

Before WIEAND, McEWEN and POPOVICH, JJ.

WIEAND, Judge:

Rudolph Barnes was tried by a judge sitting without a jury and found guilty of robbery,[1] theft by unlawful taking[2] and simple assault.[3] Motions in arrest of judgment and for a new trial were denied, and…