Commonwealth v. Marti

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• noting that “a simple assault committed against a police officer in the performance of his duties would satisfy the elements of § 2702(a)(3).”
• responding to defense counsel’s assertion, the trial court stated: “All right. It was not a loaded gun.”
• explaining a defendant’s assault on a police officer may warrant a conviction of simple assault under Section 2701(a)(1), and a conviction of aggravated assault under Section 2702(a)(3)
• stating, “The weight and credibility of the evidence are not factors at [the pre-trial] stage, and the Commonwealth need only demonstrate sufficient probable cause to believe the person charged has committed the offense.”
• deliberate punch with a closed fist resulting in “slight swelling and pain” met statutory definition of bodily injury
• “We note that a motion to dismiss is not the proper means by which to test the sufficiency of the Commonwealth’s evidence pre-trial. See Pa.R.Crim.P. 306 (now 578), Comment[.]”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).