Commonwealth v. Osborn

KELLY, Judge:

This case involves the consolidated appeals of appellant, Kenneth Leroy Osborn, from his conviction, after a jury trial on May 14, 1985, of terroristic threats (18 Pa.C.S.A. § 2706), and his conviction, after a jury trial June 11-12, 1985, of rape (18 Pa.C.S.A. § 3121). These convictions arose from entirely separate criminal episodes. However, because both appeals involve identical questions regarding the admissibility of evidence of appellant’s prior perjury conviction and the legality of the sentences imposed, they have been consolidated on appeal pursuant to Pa.R.A.P. 513.

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