Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Brown

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided October 12, 1971No. Appeal, 303PublishedCited by 20 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Mr. Justice O’Brien,

Appellant, after a jury trial, was found guilty of corrupting the morals of a minor and assault with intent to ravish. After denial of his post-trial motions, appellant was sentenced to one to five years on the assault with intent to ravish charge and three years probation to follow for corrupting the morals of a minor. Upon appeal to the Superior Court, the judgments of sentence were affirmed. We then allowed the instant appeal.

Appellant’s major contention is that the evidence was insufficient as a matter of law to sustain a finding *320that appellant possessed the…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Bruton v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. Commonwealth v. ShrodesSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1946

3Cited by20 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. PursellSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
  2. Commonwealth v. WhitfieldSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
  3. Long v. 130 MKT. ST. GIFT & NOVELTY, ETC.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1982
  4. Commonwealth v. RawlsSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
  5. Commonwealth v. MarkleSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1976

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