PRATT, J. April 1, 1991.
Following a trial by jury, defendant Jeffrey McFarland was convicted of second-degree murder, 18 Pa.C.S. §2502(b); theft by unlawful taking, 18 Pa.C.S. §3921; burglary, 18 Pa.C.S. §3502; and two counts of robbery, 18 Pa.C.S. §3701. During the course of the sentencing proceeding, this court considered the doctrine of merger as it applies to sentencing and held:
"[T]he convictions of the two counts of robbery...
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