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· 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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