Commonwealth v. Hammond

CIRILLO, Judge:

This is an appeal from a judgment of sentence of the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County. Following a trial by jury, appellant Mark Hammond was found guilty , of robbery; post-verdict motions were denied. Hammond received a prison term of twenty-four to forty-eight months. We affirm.

Appellant urges three trial court errors. First, he contends the jury was improperly coerced into reaching a guilty verdict. He next maintains the jury was improperly instructed on the meaning of “reasonable doubt.” Finally, appellant argues that the trial court abused its discretion in…