Commonwealth v. Artis

SPAETH, Judge:

Appellant was tried by a judge sitting without a jury and was convicted of disorderly conduct 1 and possession of a prohibited offensive weapon. 2 After his post-verdict motions were denied, appellant was sentenced to a term of 9 months to 5 years in prison for possession of a prohibited offensive weapon; he was given a suspended sentence for disorderly conduct. 3 On this appeal appellant argues that the evidence failed to establish that he possessed a prohibited offensive weapon as such a weapon is defined by section 908 of the Crimes Code.

The charges arose from appellant’s…