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Criminal Law Keyed to Kennedy
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Charles Azim
Citation:
313 Pa.Super. 310 (1983)Facts
The defendant was arrested, along with Mylice James and Thomas Robinson, on September 18, 1977 for conspiracy and robbery. The defendant drove a car in which the other two men were passengers. He stopped the car, and Robinson called the victim over to the curb. The two passengers got out of the car, inflicted bodily injury on the victim, took his wallet which had fallen to the ground, and immediately left the scene in the same car driven by the defendant. The defendant sat at the wheel, with the engine running and lights on, and the car doors open, while the acts were committed in the vicinity of the car.
He was convicted after a trial. He appealed, arguing that there was insufficient evidence against him.
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