Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Clark

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided February 23, 1981No. 1688PublishedCited by 31 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PRICE, Judge:

On February 24, 1978, a jury found appellant guilty of rape1 and aggravated assault.2 Post-trial motions were denied, and appellant received a sentence of four to fifteen years imprisonment for the rape conviction and a suspended sentence for the aggravated assault conviction. He brings this appeal alleging errors by the trial judge in conducting the voir dire, admitting evidence, instructing the jury, and overruling his objection to the prosecutor’s closing argument. We find these contentions lack merit, and therefore, we affirm the judgment of sentence.

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2Cases cited34 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. KloiberSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1954
  2. Commonwealth v. BighumSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
  3. Commonwealth v. YountSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
  4. Commonwealth v. GoosbySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
  5. Commonwealth v. HickmanSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1973

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3Cited by31 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. EdwardsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2006
  2. Commonwealth v. FromalSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1990
  3. Commonwealth v. AkersSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1990
  4. Commonwealth v. GilliardSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1982
  5. Commonwealth v. MerrickSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985

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