Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. G.Y.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided January 9, 2013PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION BY

ALLEN, J.:

The Commonwealth appeals from the trial court’s grant of PCRA relief to G.Y. After careful review, we reverse and reinstate the judgment of sentence.

We have gleaned the following facts from our review of the record. J.Y., G.Y.’s son, testified that his parents worked for a cleaning company. N.T., 2/1/05, at 63-64. J.Y. testified that when he was approximately 5 to 6 years old, G.Y. touched him “in a way [J.Y.] didn’t like” while they were both at the cleaning company. Id. at 64-65. J.Y. stated that while he was using the restroom at the cleaning company, G.Y. “came in,…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. PierceSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
  2. Commonwealth v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2009
  3. Commonwealth v. TravagliaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1995
  4. Commonwealth v. ReynoldsSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2003
  5. Commonwealth v. LonerSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2003

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3Cited by13 opinions

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  3. Com. v. Parker, A.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2021
  4. Com. v. Atkinson, P.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2015
  5. Com. v. Duncan, J.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2018

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