Commonwealth v. Moore

HOFFMAN, Judge:

The court below, sitting without a jury, convicted appellant of aggravated assault, 1 recklessly endangering another, 2 endangering the welfare of a child, 3 and possessing an instrument of crime. 4 All of the charges stemmed from appellant’s beating of his seven year old stepson with a stick. On direct appeal, appellant contends that we should vacate judgment on all the charges because there was insufficient evidence that he was motivated by ill will or malice toward the child. Appellant also contends that the evidence of serious bodily injury was insufficient to sustain his…