Commonwealth v. Lanzetti and Lanzetti

Opinion by

Trexler, J.,

The defendants were sitting on the rear seat of an automobile and were proceeding on a street in Philadelphia. They were noticed by certain detectives who stopped them and searched them and the car in which they were. No weapons were found upon their persons, but under the cushions in the rear seat, were two loaded revolvers. They were arrested and charged with carrying concealed deadly weapons on their persons and upon trial were convicted.

The question which we are required to decide is whether the court was right in holding that they could be convicted of carrying…