Legal Opinion

Freeman Appeal

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided June 13, 1968No. Appeals, 81, 82, and 83PublishedCited by 20 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Hoffman, J.,

The appeals combined here arise out of an alleged attack on a girl on January 28, 1967. The girl stated that she had been grabbed by five boys, put into a car, and forced to have sexual intercourse with three of them against her will.

As a result of an investigation, the Delaware Coum ty police obtained statements from appellants William Coles and Leon Hopkins on February 5, 1967, and from appellant Roger Freeman on February 6, 1967.

Charges were filed in the Juvenile Court of Delaware County on March 2, 1967, stating that the five appellants took the girl into a car and…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. In Re GAULTSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  2. Kent v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  3. Commonwealth v. WilsonSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1968
  4. Holmes' AppealSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1954
  5. Commonwealth v. DessusSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1966

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3Cited by20 opinions

  1. In Re Custody of FrankSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
  2. United States of Amercia Ex Rel. Emile A. Turner, H-6528 v. Alfred T. Rundle, SuptCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1971
  3. Commonwealth v. BeySuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
  4. Billy Ray Powell v. Carl G. Hocker, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1971
  5. Commonwealth v. HeronSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1996

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