Commonwealth v. Ashford

SPAETH, Judge:

This is an appeal from judgment of sentence for possessing a prohibited offensive weapon.1 Appellant argues that the knife he possessed was not a prohibited offensive weapon within the meaning of the Crimes Code.

*104Appellant was arrested by a Lancaster City police officer during the morning of February 29, 1976. The officer had noticed appellant riding a motorcycle and decided to follow him to investigate a prior criminal incident. After following appellant to his house, the officer asked him to produce his driver’s license and owner’s card. As appellant reached into his pocket,…