Commonwealth v. Baranyai

WIEAND, Judge:

Frank Baranyai, a policeman in the Borough of Millvale, Allegheny County, was tried by a jury and found guilty of one count of assault and another count of official oppression arising out of an incident with one David Stier. He was also found guilty on a general charge of official oppression involving numerous persons. He was acquitted of twenty-six other charges. Post trial motions were denied, and a sentence of probation was imposed. This appeal followed.

The facts, as set forth in the opinion filed by the court below, are as follows: “On March 25, 1977, David Stier, *87after…