Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Sabb

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided August 24, 1979No. 463PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HESTER, Judge:

On February 16, 1977, appellant Vertcell Sabb was found guilty by a jury of the crimes of simple assault, possession of an instrument of crime, involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, and rape. 1 Post trial motions were argued and denied and a sentence of four to twelve years imprisonment was imposed. On this direct appeal, appellant assigns as error various rulings of the court below as well as the ineffectiveness of his trial counsel. We find his contentions without merit and will therefore affirm.

Facts adduced at trial established the following: At approximately 3:15 A.M. on…

2Cases cited58 opinions

  1. Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  2. Commonwealth Ex Rel. Washington v. MaroneySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1967
  3. Commonwealth v. HubbardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
  4. Commonwealth v. ClairSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
  5. Commonwealth v. BlairSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1975

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3Cited by16 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. AllenSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1981
  2. Commonwealth v. DozierSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2014
  3. Commonwealth v. VossSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
  4. Commonwealth v. WheltonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
  5. Commonwealth v. GuerrisiSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1982

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