Commonwealth v. Wascom

Opinion by

Cercone, J.,

This is an appeal from the lower court’s imposition of sentence 1 upon appellant, William Wascom, following his conviction for burglary and criminal conspiracy after a non-jury trial. For the reasons set forth below, we affirm.

The events giving rise to this appeal may be summarized as follows:

On December 19, 1974, at approximately 12:35 a.m., a Philadelphia police officer was on patrol in a business district populated by clothing and appliance stores when he noticed the appellant and another man walking down the street together. The officer testified that he observed the…