Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 5/15/1981

Commonwealth v. Gouse

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429 A.2d 1129
287 Pa. Super. 120
1981 Pa. Super. LEXIS 3139

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concluding evidence insufficient to sustain REAP conviction where, during argument, defendant pointed unloaded gun at two men in stationary vehicle for less than one minute
stating that some circumstances surrounding pointing of unloaded gun may be inherently dangerous such that “the required common law element of actual danger of harm was proven despite the fact that the gun was unloaded”
brandishing an unloaded weapon in a menacing fashion constitutes simple assault, and not recklessly endangering another person
lesser included offense must be less serious in terms of “classification and degree” than the greater offense
“the pointing of an unloaded weapon, without more, does not constitute recklessly endangering”

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Judges: Cercone, Watkins, Montgomery

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