Commonwealth v. Richardson

ROWLEY, Judge:

Appellant was convicted, after a jury trial, of rape and involuntary deviate sexual intercourse. Post-trial motions were filed and denied, and appellant was sentenced to a total term of four to ten years imprisonment. This appeal followed.

Appellant is black. The victim is white. The jury consisted of eleven white persons and one black man. The sole issue raised on appeal is whether the court erred in refusing to ask, during voir dire, several questions posed by appellant concerning racial prejudice.

Appellant posed the following five questions:

1. Are there any people on the jury…