Does evidence that an eighteen year old defendant placed his arms around a ten year old child and lifted the child from the ground support a conviction for simple assault in violation of 18 Pa.C.S. § 2701(a)(3)? We hold that it does not. Therefore, we reverse the judgment of sentence and discharge the defendant.
On March 11, 1983, a ten year old female child was walking to school with...
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