Commonwealth v. Marti

¶ 1 This is an appeal by the Commonwealth from the Order of the Court of Common Pleas of Lancaster County dismissing the charge of aggravated assault against the Appellee, Ramon Jose Marti, based upon a lack of prima facie evidence of a bodily injury. We reverse and remand for trial.

¶ 2 The facts and procedural history may be summarized as follows. On November 21, 1999, Sergeant Thomas Weber, of the Lancaster City Bureau of Police, arrested Appellee for aggravated assault upon a police officer after having been punched in the jaw by Appellee while responding to a domestic dispute. Following a…