Commonwealth v. Howard

JOHNSON, Judge:

Appellant was adjudged guilty on April 30, 1980 by a jury trial on the charges of assault and battery, 1 aggravated assault and battery, 2 assault and battery with intent to commit murder, 3 aggravated assault and battery on a police officer, 4 and carrying firearms on a public street. 5 Following the denial of written post-verdict motions, appellant was sentenced on October 15, 1981 to consecutive terms of 3V2 to 7 years for the merged assault charges 6 and 1V2 to 3 years for the firearms violation. A motion for reconsideration of sentence was denied on January 5, 1982.…