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COM. v. ALEXANDER

477 Pa. 190 (1978)

383 A.2d 887

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. Steve ALEXANDER, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided March 23, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Defender Assn. of Phila., Benjamin Lerner, Public Defender, Elaine DeMasse, Asst. Defender, John W. Packel, Asst. Defender, Chief, Appeals Div., for appellant.

F. Emmett Fitzpatrick, Dist. Atty., Steven H. Goldblatt, Asst. Dist. Atty., Chief, Appeals Div., Gaele Barthold, Asst. Dist. Atty., for appellee.

Before EAGEN, O'BRIEN, POMEROY, NIX and MANDERINO, JJ.

OPINION

NIX, Justice.

This appeal presents the issue of whether the evidence that the victim sustained a broken nose as a result of a single blow delivered by appellant is sufficient to support appellant's conviction under the Crimes Code of aggravated assault.1 18 Pa.C.S.A. § 2702 (1973). Appellant was tried at a bench trial and convicted of aggravated assault. Post trial motions...

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