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Commonwealth v. Staley

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided June 21, 1974No. Appeal, 1619PublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Spaeth, J.,

Appellant was tried before The Honorable Bobert Trembath sitting with a jury and on December 4,1972, was found guilty of forcible rape. On June 19, 1973, he appeared before The Honorable Ethan Allen Doty for sentencing. No objection was made to this substitution of judges.

At the sentencing hearing it appeared that on November 30,1972, appellant had pleaded guilty to another charge of forcible rape, and that on April 9, 1973, The Honorable Bobert W. Williams, Jr., had sentenced Mm to a term of 18 months to five years. Before imposing sentence, Judge Doty indicated to…

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2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Vincent E. Scott v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1969
  2. Joseph L. Thomas v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1966
  3. United States v. Leroy WileyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1960
  4. Loy Lavator Baker v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
  5. United States v. William Joseph MartellCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1964

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3Cited by19 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. BetheaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
  2. Commonwealth v. RigginsSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
  3. Commonwealth v. ConstantineSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
  4. Commonwealth v. HowerSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1979
  5. Commonwealth v. HillSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1988

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