Possession of Weapon on School Property • Statutory Defense of Lawful Purpose • Relation to School Activities

Commonwealth v. Goslin, PICS Case No. 17-0287 (Pa. Super. Feb. 16, 2017) Dubow, J. (8 pages).

The trial court erred in ruling that the statutory defense of lawful purpose to the charge of possession of weapon on school property included the element that the lawful purpose be related to the reason why an individual was present on school property. Judgment of sentence vacated.