Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Hitchon

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided September 22, 1988No. 2205PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

KELLY, Judge:

Appellant, Arnold Hitchon, appeals the judgment of sentence entered on July 23, 1987. We affirm.

On October 1,1986, appellant was convicted of possession of a prohibited offensive weapon. Timely post-verdict motions were filed, argued, and denied. Thereafter, on July 23, 1987, appellant was sentenced to a term of six months probation. This timely appeal followed. 1

On appeal, appellant contends that: (1) the evidence is insufficient to support the verdict; (2) Section 908 of the Penal Code is unconstitutionally vague and impermissibly shifts the burden of proof to defendant; (3)…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Sandstrom v. MontanaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Connally v. General Construction Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1926
  3. Commonwealth v. HeinbaughSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
  4. Commonwealth v. StoykoSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
  5. Commonwealth v. ReddixSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1986

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. ForemanSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2002
  2. Commonwealth v. KarlsonSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1996
  3. Commonwealth v. DuxburySuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1996
  4. In the Interest of: R.A.F., a MinorSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2016
  5. Commonwealth v. LawsonSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2009

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