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NON - PRECEDENTIAL DECISION - SEE SUPERIOR COURT I.O.P. 65.37 COMMONWEALTH OF PENN SYLVANIA IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA Appellee

v. CLARENCE M. PONE Appellant No. 1439 EDA 2019 Appeal from the Judgment of Sentence imposed December 18 , 2018 In the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County Criminal Division at No: CP

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BEFORE: STABILE, J., NICHOLS, J., and COLINS, J. * MEMORANDUM BY STABILE, J.: FILED: MARCH 26, 2021 Appellant, Clarence M. Pone (hereinafter, “Appellant” or “ Pone ”) , appeals from the judgment of sentence the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County imposed on December 18, 2018. On appeal, Appellant challenges the sufficiency of the evidence supporting his convictions for second degree murder , robbery , and conspi racy . Upon review, w e affirm. T he relevant factual and procedural background can be summarized as follows. The victim, Thomas Watson, lived above a Häagen

- Dazs ice cream store a t 242 South Street in Philadelphia. He worked across town as a DJ at the Cop a banana Club at 40 th and Spruce Streets. At about 2:00 a.m. o n May 11, 2013, after finishing work at the Copa banana , the victim texted James

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Weisbrod, who drove an unlicensed cab in Philadelphia, and asked Weisbrod for a ride. Weisbrod picked up the vict im and another man, co - defendant R onnie Robinson, 1 who worked as a security guard at the Copa banana

. Weisbrod drove Robinson to an address in North Philadelphia. Weisbrod and the victim then stopped at a restaurant before driving to the victim’ s apartment
. N.T. Trial 10/10/18, at 94

- 97. Weisbrod parked his Lincoln Town Car on American Street and then helped the victim unload his DJ equipment outside his apartment. The victim entered the closed Häagen

- Dazs store, through which he had to walk in order to get to his second floor apartment. As Weisbrod was about to leave the area, he noticed that the victim had not moved his DJ equipment , which was still outside in the rain. Concerned, he returned to South Street and opened the door to the Häagen

- Dazs store. Appellant blocked Weisbrod’s path and told him , “ Get the fuck out of here .” Id. at 98, 101

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car , but instead of leaving the area, he circled the block and parked his car in front of the Häagen

- Dazs store. When he heard two gunshots, Weisbrod got out of his car and walked into the store. As he entered, co

- defendant Josephe Murray left the store. Weisbrod saw the victim lying on the ground behind the counter and called 911. Id. at 102

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. At approximately 3 :00 a.m., Philadelphia Police Officers Corson and Duffy were on patrol when they received a radio call for a robbery in progress

_________________ __________ ______ ____ _______ 1 Ronnie Robinson is also known as “Lonnie Robinson,” but for purposes of this appeal we shall refer to him only as “Ronnie Robinson”.J

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at the Häagen

- Dazs store. The officers entered the store and discovered the victim’ s body behind the ice cream counter. Offi cer Corson observed wounds
to the victim’ s chest and head. While on the premises, the officers noticed signs of a struggle and heard a cell phone ringing , but they could not locate the phone

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- 28. Philadelphia Pol ice Officer Coleman also heard the radio call for the Häagen

- Dazs store robbery and learned that the suspects were last seen running down American Street wearing dark clothing. As he drove north on American Street, he noticed a discarded black hoodie and glove lying on the sidewalk. Officer Coleman covered the items with a heavy paper bag to protect them from the elements and turned them over to a crime scene investigator. F orensic testing later demonstrated that victim’ s DNA was on the u pper back portio n of the hoodie. N.T. Trial, 10/11/18, at 53, 65, 68; N.T. Trial, 10/22/18, at 208. Police officers reviewed camera footage from inside and outside the Häagen

- Dazs store depicting the final moments of the victim’s life

. T he video showed that one hour before the murder, two vehicles, a Honda and a green Ford Explorer, parked along the 200 block of South Street, where the drivers and occupants waited until Weisbrod and the victim arrived in Weisbrod ’ s vehicle . As the victim entered the store, two men fo llowed him inside and one produced a large handgun. The victim struggled with the two men, who kicked and beat him with the handgun. The video showed that Weisbrod attempted to enter the store but was stopped by an individual blocking his path. TheJ

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v ict im was then shot. Weisbrod returned to the store, where a man with a bloodstained hoodie ran pas t him in the doorway and ran down the street

. N.T . Trial , 10/11/18, at 159; N.T. Trial, 10/15/18, at 162

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- 79. On May 12, 2013, one day after the shooti ng, Detective John Harkins recovered a Samsung TracFone (a pre

- paid cellphone) from inside the store that had fallen underneath an ice cream machine. The officers submitted an exigent circumstances request for information to T

- Mobile and learned that the phone had been shipped to a woman named Carmen Melton , who lived at 5718 Reedland Street. The officers reviewed the call logs to see if they could learn any information about the identities of individuals attempting to contact the phone. One telephone nu mber was associated with a woman named Cheneka Jones , who lived at 5706 Reedland Street. The officers used a search database to determine who else w as associated with that address. T hey saw a photo of Murray and realized that he was one of the individual s in the video camera footage inside the Häagen

- Dazs store. Detective Joseph Bamberski assembled a photo array that included Murray’s photograph and showed it to Weisbrod, who positively identified Murray as the individual who had come to the door of the Häagen

- Dazs store at the time of the shooting. N.T. Trial, 10/10/18, at 112, 116; N.T. Trial, 10/11/18, at 161

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- 87; N.T. Trial, 10/22/18, at 47. O n May 12, 2013, Detective Theodore Hagan interviewed co

- defendant Robinson, the man who rode with victim in Weisbrod ’ s vehicle

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the detective that he had left the Copa banana C lub after work with the victim , who dropped him off at his house in North Philadelphia at approximately 2:45

a.m. Robinson also told Detectiv e Hagan that the victim had been in a fig ht with someone on South Street. N.T. Trial, 10/15/18, at 43, 44, 49, 56

. Meanwhile, detectives continued to examine call records from Murray’ s cell phone and learned that he had been in communication sixteen tim es on the night of the murder with a phone registered to co

- defendant Nelson

. N.T. Trial, 10/15/18, at 89. Detective Bamberski prepared warrants to arrest Murray and search his residence at 5706 Reedland Street. On the morning of May 15, 2013, Murray

w as arrested at his home. Police officers recovered a pair of camouflage shorts that looked like the ones worn by the shooter in the video and proof of residency from the house. Id. at 90

- 92. After receiving Miranda 2 warnings, Murray gave an inculpatory statement to Detective Bamberski (redacted for trial) in which he admitted shooting and killing the victim. 3 Murray explained that he owed a guy $5,000 for marijuana , so he agreed to rob the victim, who was known to have drugs in his apartment
. Murray and Pone waited for the victim to arrive at the Häag e n - Dazs store. W hen Weisbrod dropped the victim off at the store,

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3 As discussed infra , Appellant ’s trial testimony allowed the Commonwealth to connect all co

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Murray and Pone ran to the store , grabbed the victim, and drag ged him to the back of the store. Weisbrod returned to the store, but Pone prevented him from entering the premises. Murray , who was alone with the victim , hit him with his gun. Murray asked him where the drugs were, but the victim continued to argue with him. Murray got a call from Nelson and was instructe d to kill the victim

. Murray shot him in the head, ran out of the store, and discarded his hoodie and glove while he fled. He also said that at the time of the shooting , he was using a TracFone he had purchased on the street

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- 119. On the same day that Murray was arrested, Detective Francis Graf picked up Robinson at his home because Murray had implicated him in the murder. Officer Graf told Robinson that the police had more questions for him, and brought him to the Homicide Division. After reading him the Miranda rights, the police obtained Robinson ’s confession. Specifically, Robinson gave a statement (redacted for trial) in which he said that he met the victim when they both worked together at the Copa banana Club. Robinson provided security for the victim and also picked up and dropped off money and drugs for him. Robinson stated that he knew the individual who was responsible for having the victim shot and killed. This individual (Nelson) came to the club on the night of the shoo ting and told Robinson that the victim “was sitting” on a lot of money and drugs and “[they were] going to get that tonight.” Nelson instructed Robinson to call him to let him know when theJ

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victim would be getting home. Robinson also admitted that he kne w Nelson planned to rob the victim because he had talked about doing it before in March. Robinson claimed that he told Nelson he did not want anything to do with the plan. Nelson, however, told Robinson that he would “take care of him” by paying Robinson for calling him to tell him when the victim “would be home.” N.T. Trial, 10/23/18, at 23, 25, 40

- 43. Robinson further stated that on the night the victim was killed, he left the Copa banana with the victim in a cab. After the cab dropped him off, Robins on received a call from Nelson and told him that the victim was on his way home in a dark

- colored Lincoln. The next day, Robinson read on Facebook that the victim had been killed. Id. at 43

- 44. Nelson also was arrested on May 15, 2013. Philadelphia Po lice Officer Hindley was instructed to look for Nelson in the area of the 540 0 block of Ango ra Terrace. Officer Hindley noticed Nelson’s 1997 Ford Explorer parked in the neighborhood, a vehicle that looked the same as one seen waiting outside the store on the surveillance video. O fficer Hindley saw Nelson approach the vehicle and placed Nelson under arrest. Inside the car, police officers found Nelson ’ s license and registration, as well as binocul ars, black gloves and a box of ammunition. On Nelson’s phone was information relating
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John Harkins. Nelson claimed that another guy had planned the robbery , and that his role was limited to introducing some of the participants to each other and acting as a lookout. Nelson called someone to tell him the victim w as on his way ho me and he stated that he was also supposed to notify the other guy when the robbery was complete . N.T. Trial, 10/22/18, at 57, 64

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. On May 16, 2013, as detectives learned more about the shooting, they prepared a photographic array that included a photo of Appellant and showed the array to Weisbrod. Weisbrod identified Appellant as one of the two men he saw at the Häagen

- Dazs store, an d Detective Bamberski obtained an arrest warrant and warrant to search Pone ’ s residence at 5622 Angora Terrace. The search warrant was executed on May 17, 2013. Inside Pone ’ s house, police recovered a red Nike hat that resembled the hat worn by one of th e men on the video, and proof of residence for Pone. N.T. Trial, 10/15/18, at 137

- 41. Pone was arrested several days later, on June 4, 2013. He, too, gave an inculpatory statement admitting to his involvement in the killing of victim

. According to Pone, he was approached a few days before the shooting by Nelson who asked him if he wanted to make some quick cash. When he said that he did, Nelson told Pone that “he had somebody that . . . was a pretty easy score . . . just rough up the guy up and take his money. ” A couple of nights later, Nelson , who was driving his green Ford Explorer, picked up Pone and told him the plan was to go to the victim’ s house and steal his money and drugs. Pone, Nelson , and Murray waited on South Street until the victimJ

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arrived. After the victim entered the Häagen

- Dazs store, Pone and Murray followed him , fought with the victim, and dragged him to the back of the store. Murray pulled out a gun and they both roughed the victim up a “little bit. ” Pone then saw We isbrod return to Häagen

- Dazs , so he intercepted Weisbrod at the front door and prevented him from entering the store. Pone told the
man to “ get the fuck out of here ” and followed him outside. Pone then went home with Nelson

. N.T. Trial, 10/24/18, 138

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. On October 26, 2018, following a jury trial, Appellant was convicted of second degree murder, robbery, burglary, and conspiracy to commit robbery. On December 18, 2018, Appellant was sentenced, inter alia , to life without the possibility of parole. On December 27, 2018, Appellant filed a post

sentence motion challenging the sufficiency and weight of the evidence. The motion was denied by operation of law on April 26, 2019. This appeal followed. The trial court did not order Appellant to file a Rule 1925(b) statement, Appellant did not file a statement pursuant to Rule 1925(b), and the trial court did not file an opinion pursuant to Rule 1925(a). 4 In an inartfully drafted brief, 5 Appellant argue s that there was insufficient evidence supporting his convictions for robbery and second degree

_________________ __________ ______ ____ _______ 4 The record shows that the presiding judge, the Honorable Steven Geroff, retired after the trial.

5 In violation of Pa.R.A.P. 2111, 2117, and 2119 , Appellant failed to: (i) include a statement of the facts, (ii) provide any authority for any of his claims, andJ

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murder. Additionally, Appellant claims that the evidence is insufficient to find him guilty of conspiracy to commit robbery because he had abandoned the conspiracy by leaving the crime scene. We disagree. Rega rding sufficiency of the evidence challenges, our standard of review
is de novo , however, our scope of review is limited to considering the evidence of record, and all reasonable inferences arising therefrom, viewed in the light most favorable to the Commonwealth as the verdict winner. See Commonwealth v. Rushing , 99 A.3d 416, 420

- 21 (Pa. 2014). 6 In connection with the robbery conviction, Appellant argues in a single sentence that he could not be convicted of robbery because “the evidence does not sho w that Appellant attempted to commit a theft.” Appellant’s Brief at 10. We interpret this statement as a challenge to the jury’s finding that Appellant was vicariously liable for others’ conduct, which we address infra

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_________________ __________ ______ ____ _______ (iii) elaborate on his claims. We also note that the statement of questions involved “must state concisely the issues to be resolved, expres sed in the terms and circumstances of the case[.] . . . No question will be considered unless it is stated in the statement of questions involved or is fairly suggested thereby.” Pa.R.A.P. 2116(a). Here, Appellant’s statement of questions involved reads as follows: “Did the trial court err in their [sic] judgment of sentence of Appellant?” Appellant’s Brief at 7. Under well

- established law, a finding of waiver is inescapable. See Pa.R.A.P. 2116(a) ; Commonwealth v. Bryant , 57 A.3d 191, 196 n.7 (Pa. Supe r. 2012 ) (defendant waived challenges to weight and sufficiency of evidence supporting indecent assault conviction for failure to include such challenges in his statement of questions ). Despite being clearly inadequate, however, we decline to find waiver o n this basis.
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Elsewhere , however, Appellant see ms to suggest that the claim can be interpreted as a challenge to whether a robbery was committed, not whether Appellant could be found liable for others’ conduct. To the extent that Appellant argues no robbery was committed because there is no evidence o f an attempted theft, Appellant fails to point to anything in the record that would support the claim, a violation of Pa.R.A.P. 2119(c). The claim is therefore, waived. In any event , the record shows otherwise. It shows that Nelson recruited Pone as a part of a plan to get “quick cash” from an “easy score.” Pone and Murray entered the Häagen

- Dazs store demanding the victim to surrender his drugs and money. In the process, the victim was repeatedly hit. Reviewing the claim in the light most favorable to the Commonwealth as the verdict winner, we conclude that there is sufficient evidence that a robbery took place. Appellant also seems to argue that a robbery was not committed because there is no indication that anything was taken from the victim. A conviction for robbery, however, will stand regardless of whether the accused succeeds in obtaining any money or other property from the victim. See , e.g ., Commonwealth v. Brandon , 79 A.3d 1192, 1195 (Pa. Super. 2013). In connection with the second

- d egree murder conviction, Appellant’s entire argument consists of the following sentence: “Appellant argues that since there was no attempt to commit a theft, and Appellant had left the sceneJ

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of the crime before decedent was shot, he cannot be held responsi ble for second

- degree murder as either the principal or an accomplice.” Appellant’s Brief at 10. Failure to provide this Court with appropriate argument and citation to applicable legal authority usually results in waiver. See , e.g. , Commonwealth v. Spotz , 18 A.3d 244, 281 n.21 (Pa. 2011) (“without a developed, reasoned, supported, or even intelligible argument[, t]he matter is waived for lack of development ”) ; Commonwealth v. Hunzer , 868 A.2d 598, 509 (Pa. Super. 2005) (“[a]ppellant has failed to cit e any legal authority whatsoever in support of this argument, and has thereby waived the claim. . . . Pa.R.A.P. 2119(b) ” ); Commonwealth v. Heilman , 867 A.2d 542, 546 (Pa. Super. 2005) (recognizing that failure to provide “such discussion and citation of au thorities as are deemed pertinent” may result in waiver). To the extent that the argument is reviewable, Appellant fails to explain why he could not be found criminally liable for murder and robbery under a vicariously liability theory. Much can be said about the substantial differences between conspiracy and complicity, 7 how differently the two concepts may affect the instant matter, and how criminal liability may extend to include responsibility for others’ conduct as a result of a finding of conspiracy or complicity. Yet, Appellant failed to do so. In fact, Appellant merely argues

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that he could not be found guilty of second degree murder or robbery because he was not present at the time of the commission of said crimes. It is well

established law tha t absence (or presence) at the crime scene alone is not dispositive of a defendant’s criminal liability; similarly, it is well

- established that one can be found criminally liable for others’ conduct under a vicariously liability theory.
In Commonwealth v. Fisher , 80 A.3d 1186 (Pa. 2013), our Supreme Court noted: Where the existence of a conspiracy is established, the law imposes upon a conspirator full responsibility for the natural and probable consequences of acts committed by his fellow conspirator or c onspirators if such acts are done in pursuance of the common desig n or purpose of the conspiracy. Such responsibility attaches even though such conspirator was not physically present when the acts were committed by his fellow conspirator or conspirators a nd extends even to a homicide which is a contingency of the natural and probable execution of the conspiracy, even though such homicide is not specifically contemplated by the parties [.] Id. at 1192 (quoting Commonwealth v. Eiland , 301 A.2d 651, 653 (Pa. 1973) (internal citation and quotation marks omitted) )

. In Commonwealth v . Gross , 101 A.3d 28 (Pa. 2014), our Supreme Court noted: “Absence or presence at the scene and the participant ’ s role in the complicity are not dispositive of whether accomplice liability exists.” Id. at 35. Finally, in Commonwealth v. Murphy , 884 A.2d 1228 (Pa. 2004) , our Supreme Court noted:J

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It is well

- established, however, that a defendant, who was not a prin cipal actor in committing the crime, may nevertheless be liable for the crime if he was an accomplice of a principal actor. See 18 Pa.C.S. § 306; see also Commonwealth v. Bradley , 481 Pa. 223, 392 A.2d 688, 690 (1978) (the actor and his accomplice share equal responsibility for commission of a criminal act). Id. at 1234. In light of the foregoing, we conclude Appellant’s claim that his absence from the crime scene shields him from criminal liability is meritless. Finally, Appellant, in a similarly undeve loped fashion, claims that the evidence is insufficient to find him guilty of conspiracy to commit robbery because he had abandoned the conspiracy by leaving the crime scene . To this end, Appellant cites Commonwealth v. Lambert , 795 A.2d 1010 (Pa. Super. 2002), for the proposition that “a conspiracy exists when the alleged conspirator is present at the scene of the crime.” Appellant’s Brief at 10. No relief is due. First, the record is devoid of any evidence

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— that Appel lant did anything to repudiate the conspiracy. To the extent that the only evidence of withdrawal from the conspiracy is that he left the i ce cream store shortly before the murder , we conclude that the evidence is not sufficient to show abandonment. Inde ed, “ [i] n order to justify a finding of withdrawal or abandonment,

. . . the actor must have abandoned the scheme appreciably before the homicide occurs, and he must have communicated his intention to his co

- conspirator so that he also had an opportunity t o abandon the scheme. ” Commonwealth v. Ruffin , 463 A.2d 1117, 1120

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Second, t o the extent that Appellant relies on Lambert , such reliance is misplaced. Contrary to Appellant’s allegation, Lamber t does not hold “a conspiracy exists when the alleged conspirator is present at the scene of the crime.” Appellant’s Brief at 10. Rather, it explained, as w e have repeatedly done here, that the presence of the accused at the scene is among the relevant factors in assessing whether a conspiracy has been established

. 8 Indeed , Lambert, whose felony murder conviction was upheld, was not in the house where the murder occurred but in a nearby vehicle. Again, presence or absence alone is not determinative of Appellant’s criminal liability under a conspiracy theory. See , Fisher , supra . We also conclude that the evidence was sufficient to support Appellant’s conviction on the grounds of conspiracy and accomplice liability.

_________________ __________ ______ ____ _______ 8 In Lambert , we noted: Among the circumstances which are relevant, but not sufficient by themselves, to prove a corrupt confederation are : (1) an association between alleged conspirators; (2) knowledge of the commission of the crime; (3 ) presence at the scene of the crime ; and (4) in some situations, participati on in the object of the conspiracy. The presence of such circumstances may furnish a web of evidence linking an accused to an alleged conspiracy beyond a reasonable doubt when viewed in conjunction with each other and in the context in which they occurred

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A person commits criminal conspiracy if (1) he intends “to commit or aid in the commission” of a crime; (2) he enters “into an agreement with another [a ‘co

- conspirator’] to engage in the crime;” and (3) he “or one or more of the other co

- conspirators” commits an overt act in furtherance of their agreement. Commonwealth v. Le , 208 A.3d 960, 969 (Pa. 2019). Because direct evidence of criminal intent and conspiratorial agreement is rarely available, these elements are generally proven through circumstantial evidence, such as “the relations, conduct[,] or circumstances of the parties, or overt acts on the part of co

- conspirators.” Id. Among the circumstances that are relevant, but not sufficient by themselves, to prove a corrupt confederation are: (1) an association between alleged conspirators; (2) knowledge of the commission of the crime; (3) presence at the scene of the crime; and (4) in some situations, participation in the object of the conspiracy. Commonwealth v. Jordan , 212 A.3d 91, 97 (Pa. Super. 2019). “While such circumstances are insufficient standing alone, they may furnish a web of evidence linking an accused to an alleged conspiracy beyond a reasonable doubt when viewed in conjunction with each other and in the context in which they occurred.” Commonwealth v. Carter , 416 A.2d 523, 524 (Pa. Super. 1979) (internal quotations omitted).
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101 A.3d at 35. This Court has described the concept of accomplice liability as follows: Two prongs must be satisfied for a person to be labeled an accomplice. First there must be evidence that the person intended to aid o r promote the underlying offense. Second there must be evidence that the person actively participated in the crime by soliciting, aiding, or agreeing to aid the principal. Further, a person cannot be an accomplice simply based on evidence that he knew ab out the crime or was present at the crime scene. There must be some additional evidence that the person intended to aid in the commission of the underlying crime, and then aided or attempted to aid. For purposes of accomplice liability , no agreement is required, only aid. With regard to the amount of aid, it need not be substantial so long as it is offered to the principal to assist him in committing or attempt to commit the crime. The least degree of assistance in committing the offe nse is adequate to sustain the finding of responsibility as an accomplice. Commonwealth v. Adams , 39 A.3d 310, 324 (Pa. Super. 2012) (quotation marks and citations omitted), aff’d 104 A.3d 511 (Pa. 2014); s ee also 18 Pa.C.S.A. § 306. Moreover, a ccomplice liability “may be established wholly by circumstantial evidence.” Commonwealth v. Mitchell , 135 A.3d 1097, 1102 (Pa. Super. 2016) (citation omitted), appeal denied , 145 A.3d 725 (Pa. 2016). Viewing the evidence detailed above in a light most favorabl e to the Commonwealth, the record shows that Pone was approached by Nelson to check whether Pone would be interested in making some quick cash. As a condition for his reward, Pone had to rough up and rob the victim. Pone accepted the offer from Nelson. O n the night of the crimes, Nelson pick ed up Pone and drove to the victim’s address. There, they waited for the victim’sJ

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arrival. Upon the victim’s arrival, Pone and Murray entered the Häagen

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store , fought with the victim, and dragged him to the back of the store. Murray pulled out a gun and they both roughed the victim up a “little bit.” Pone then saw Weisbrod return to Häagen

- Dazs, so he intercepted Weisbrod at the front door and prevented him from entering the store. Pone told the
man to leave t he premises and followed him outside. Pone then went home with Nelson. See N.T. Trial, 10/24/18, at 138

- 157. In light of the foregoing evidence, viewed in the light most favorable to the Commonwealth, we conclude that the Commonwealth proved Pone’s criminal liability for the robbery and murder of the victim under theories of conspiracy and accomplice liability. Judgment of sentence affirmed. Judgment Entered.

Joseph D. Seletyn, Esq. Prothonotary

Date: 3/26/21