Commonwealth v. Stefanowicz

Opinion by

Parker, J.,

The defendant, Stephen Stefanowicz, was indicted, convicted, and sentenced for the rape of a girl fourteen years of age. An unfortunate error in the trial of the case, in refusing to receive certain evidence as to the character of the defendant, compels us to grant a new trial.

The testimony on the part of the Commonwealth was to the effect that the defendant and a companion, Bane, had seized a girl child, fourteen years of age, placed her in an automobile, transported her to the outskirts of Pittsburgh, and that there both men had carnal knowledge of her forcibly and…