Commonwealth v. Richey

JACOBS, Judge.

The criminal convictions from which these appeals were taken are part of a series of cases generally known as the “Connellsville Police Cases.” All three appellants were charged with conspiracy, 1 robbery, 2 and theft by unlawful taking, 3 stemming from an incident on April 28, 1972, during which the manager of the “Foodland” store in Connellsville was relieved of the store’s daily receipts. Appellant Richey, a former policeman, was convicted on all three counts, as was Thomas Borris, a civilian. Raymond Martray, also a former policeman, was convicted of conspiracy only. These…