Commonwealth v. Robinson

Opinion by

Watkins, P.J.,

This is an appeal from the judgment of sentence of the Court of Common Pleas, Criminal Division, of Philadelphia County, by the defendant-appellant, Payton Robinson, after conviction in a jury trial of possession of a prohibited offensive weapon and from the denial of post trial motions.

Appellant was charged with weapons offenses and several other charges on January 21, 1974. He had been observed by two Philadelphia policemen on January 20, 1974. The defendant was walking along a street carrying a brown paper bag. As the officers approached the defendant, he began to…