Commonwealth v. Lane

521 Pa. 390 (1989)

555 A.2d 1246

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellant,

v.

Edward LANE, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Argued April 14, 1988.

Decided March 13, 1989.[*]

William H. Platt, Dist. Atty., Wallace B. Eldridge, III, for appellant.

Dennis Charles, Allentown, for appellee.

Before NIX, C.J., and LARSEN, FLAHERTY, McDERMOTT, ZAPPALA, PAPADAKOS and STOUT, JJ.

OPINION

NIX, Chief Justice.[*]

Edward Lane was tried and convicted of rape, statutory rape, indecent assault, terroristic threats and corruption of a minor, arising from an incident with an eight-year-old girl. He was sentenced to…