Commonwealth v. Hamm

WIEAND, Judge:

James Hamm and Raymond Hamm, brothers, were tried together by jury, and each was convicted of two counts of burglary, 1 theft by unlawful taking, 2 receiving stolen property, 3 and criminal conspiracy. 4 In this consolidated direct appeal following the denial of post verdict motions and the imposition of sentence, James and Raymond challenge (1) the sufficiency of the evidence to sustain their convictions; (2) the trial court’s refusal to sever their cases and try them separately; and (3) the trial court’s refusal to grant a mistrial after the assistant district attorney had…