Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Pifer
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Decided January 30, 1981No. 555PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MONTGOMERY, Judge:
On January 23, 1978, appellant was convicted, after a jury trial, of attempted murder, rape, involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, aggravated assault, and recklessly endangering another person. Timely post-trial motions were filed and denied. Appellant was sentenced to undergo imprisonment for not less than 25 years nor more than 50 years at a state correctional institution. A petition for reconsideration of sentence was dismissed on February 20, 1979. This appeal ensued. We affirm.
The facts leading to prosecution in this case are as follows:
On July 13, 1977, at…
2Cases cited26 opinions
- Neil v. BiggersSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Clewis v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Commonwealth Ex Rel. Moszczynski v. AsheSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1941
- Commonwealth v. GoosbySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
- Commonwealth v. DemmittSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
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3Cited by25 opinions
- Commonwealth v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
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