Commonwealth v. Moore

HESTER, Judge:

This is an appeal from the Order of Adjudication of Delinquency of the Court of Common Pleas, Family Court Division, Juvenile Branch, Petition Number 5727-77-8. The procedural history and undisputed facts relevant to the sole issue on appeal are as follows:

Officer Thomas Wills was proceeding south on the 400 Block of Rising Run Avenue in Philadelphia on August 15, 1977 at 9:29 A.M. He observed the top portion of a knife in appellant’s waistband as appellant walked north on the east side of the street. The knife was later described by the officer as a “hunting type knife” eight…