Commonwealth v. Blackwell

CERCONE, Judge:

Appellant, Paul Blackwell, was arrested and indicted on a murder charge involving the stabbing death of one Wade Ford on the night of September 27, 1974. Appellant was also indicted on an assault charge concerning a stabbing occurring on that same night of one Charles Hopson. Appellant was found not guilty on the murder charge, but was found guilty of the assault charge and sentenced to a term of imprisonment of nine months to five years. This appeal followed.

The essential facts relating to the appeal on this assault charge are based primarily on the testimony of the victim,…