Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Young

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided February 22, 1980No. 2850PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

*589PRICE, Judge:

On June 19, 1978, following a non-jury trial, appellant was convicted of neglecting to support a bastard.1 Post-trial motions were denied, and this appeal followed. For the reasons stated herein, we affirm the order of the trial court.

As appellant’s primary contention concerns the sufficiency of the evidence, we must take particular care in examining the trial testimony. Ms. Shirlene Bennett testified that she met appellant sometime in March of 1971. They quickly became good friends, and the two engaged in sexual relations for the first time at the end of that month. For the rest…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. WhackSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
  2. Commonwealth v. ManginiSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
  3. Commonwealth v. YoungSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1948
  4. Commonwealth v. DunnickSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1964
  5. Commonwealth ex rel. Lonesome v. JohnsonSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1974

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Commonwealth Ex Rel. Atkins v. SingletonSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
  2. Hummel v. SmithSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1982
  3. Commonwealth Ex Rel. Atkins v. SingletonSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
  4. Commonwealth Ex Rel. Atkins v. SingletonSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
  5. Commonwealth v. LeeSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1981

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