Commonwealth v. Gatto

Opinion by

Cercone, J.,

This appeal arises from appellant’s conviction of possession of a prohibited offensive weapon.1 In the early morning of October 24, 1975, at approximately 3:30 a.m., two Scranton police officers observed appellant removing a long shiny object from the trunk of an automobile and placing it in the front seat. Appellant then sped away from the area at a high rate of speed and, after being pursued for several blocks, was pulled over. When one of the officers approached the car, there was in plain view the tip of a large shiny knife, which was approximately 30 inches long.…