COM. v. WILLIAMS


344 Pa.Super. 108 (1985)

496 A.2d 31

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. Leon WILLIAMS, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Filed July 19, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gerald T. Gervasi, Merion Station, for appellant.

Jane C. Greenspan, Assistant District Attorney, Philadelphia, for Com., appellee.

Stuart Suss, Assistant District Attorney, West Chester, amicus curiae.

Before SPAETH, President Judge, and WICKERSHAM, BROSKY, CIRILLO, BECK, POPOVICH and HESTER, JJ.


CIRILLO, Judge:

This case was certified to the Court en banc to address problems arising under the doctrine of merger of offenses for sentencing.

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Leon Williams was tried by jury and convicted of aggravated assault, possession of a prohibited offensive weapon, carrying a firearm on a public street in Philadelphia, and resisting arrest. The charges stemmed from an incident that occurred on an evening in February, 1976, in the City of Philadelphia...

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