Commonwealth v. Petaccio

BECK, J.:

¶ 1 Appellant was convicted of aggravated assault 1 simple assault 2 , and resisting arrest. 3 He was sentenced to a prison term of two to ten years. 4 On appeal he claims that the evidence was insufficient to prove aggravated assault under 18 Pa. C.S.A. § 2702(a)(3). He also claims that the sentence imposed by the trial court was manifestly excessive, in violation of the Sentencing Code. We affirm.

¶ 2 Philadelphia Police Officer Mary Drescher, while responding to a radio call, observed appellant hitting an unidentified female and dragging her by her hair toward his vehicle.…