Commonwealth v. Sample

ROWLEY, Judge:

This is a direct appeal from judgments of sentence imposing fifteen to thirty years imprisonment, following a trial by jury wherein appellant was convicted of voluntary manslaughter, robbery, and possession of an instrument of crime. On appeal, appellant challenges the admissibility of an extra-judicial, pre-arrest identification and a subsequent in-court identification. Appellant further claims that the verdict was contrary to the weight and sufficiency of the evidence.

This is the second time appellant’s case has been before our Court. At a prior jury trial, appellant was found…