· 9/22/1988
Commonwealth v. Hitchon
Citations
- 549 A.2d 943
- 379 Pa. Super. 136
- 1988 Pa. Super. LEXIS 2585
How courts have described this case
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- holding evidence sufficient to support verdict that six-inch cylindrical steel shaft with a pointed end was a cutting or other instrument within the meaning of section, which prohibits possession of offensive weapons
- Testimony of police and defendant permissible in determining whether six-inch pen shaped knife, with automatic ejection, had common lawful purpose within community
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Judges: Beck, Kelly, Johnson
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