Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Britton

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided February 14, 1985No. 744PublishedCited by 26 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BECK, Judge:

Appellant was convicted of rape, robbery, burglary, and simple assault.1 His post verdict motions were denied and he was sentenced to ten to twenty years for rape, ten to twenty years for robbery, and ten to twenty years for burglary, to be served consecutively. Sentence was suspended on the simple assault bill. His direct appeal from *208the judgment of sentence is now before this court. We affirm the judgment of the trial court.2

The Commonwealth produced evidence at trial that appellant entered the home of the victim, punched and robbed her, and forced her to submit to sexual…

2Cases cited41 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. YoungSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
  2. Commonwealth v. AllenSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1972
  3. Commonwealth v. McCuskerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1972
  4. Commonwealth v. GoosbySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
  5. Commonwealth v. MymaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1924

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3Cited by26 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. CoulversonSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2011
  2. Commonwealth v. RaynerSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2016
  3. Commonwealth v. GreerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1989
  4. Commonwealth v. AndersonSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1994
  5. Commonwealth v. WallaceSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987

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