Commonwealth v. Straw

Opinion by

Jacobs, J.,

This appeal follows appellant’s conviction, on December 4, 1974, of possession of a prohibited offensive weapon, 18 Pa. C.S. §908,1 following a jury trial held before Judge Wessel.

Appellant was tried on a six-count indictment. He was acquitted on charges of failure to stop at the scene of an accident, failure to identify himself at the scene of an accident, failure to render assistance at the scene of an accident, simple assault, and resisting arrest. He was convicted on the remaining charge, possession of a prohibited offensive weapon (a blackjack), and was thereafter…