Commonwealth v. Ponds

Opinion by

Cercone, J.,

This appeal arises from appellant’s conviction of possession of a sawed-off shotgun in violation of Section 9081 of the Crimes Code.

At approximately 6:00 P.M. on April 6, 1974, a Philadelphia police officer, in response to a radio call, came upon appellant standing near the steps of a house holding a sawed-off shotgun. Appellant attempted to dispose of the shotgun, but it was retrieved by the police officer. Appellant was arrested and a live round of shot-gun ammunition was found in his coat pocket. At trial appellant testified that he had seen the shotgun, but denied…