Commonwealth v. Supertzi

Opinion by

Price, J.,

In June, 1973, one Richard Tenney, and the appellee, David Supertzi, were indicted for the crimes of resisting arrest, obstructing justice, assault and battery, and inciting a riot. 1 At the end of the Commonwealth’s case, the appellee’s demurrer to the evidence was sustained and the Commonwealth appealed. We reverse.

Accepting all facts which the Commonwealth’s evidence tended to prove, and all inferences reasonably deducible therefrom, Act of June 5, 1937, P.L. 1703, No. 357 (19 P.S. §481), reveals that on the night of April 17, 1973, in the City of Pittsburgh, Police…