Commonwealth v. Zimmerman

CERCONE, President Judge:

This is an appeal from a non-jury verdict in the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County finding appellant guilty of simple assault, robbery, and indecent assault. The lower court judge sentenced appellant to two to five years’ imprisonment on the robbery charge and suspended sentence on the other charges. We affirm the decision of the lower court.

The incident in question occurred in the early morning hours of May 16, 1976. The Commonwealth’s only witness, Hattie Murray, testified that she was returning from the airport when she stopped to eat breakfast at an…