Commonwealth v. Hitchon
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
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)…
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