Commonwealth v. Williams
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
1Opinion of the Court
JOHNSON, Judge:
Appellant, Tyrone Williams, was convicted following a jury trial of one count of involuntary deviate sexual intercourse and one count of criminal conspiracy and sentenced to serve not less than 7V2 nor more than 15 years of imprisonment.
On appeal the following questions are presented to this Court:
I. DID PREJUDICIAL COMMENTS MADE BY THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY DEPRIVE THE ACCUSED OF A FAIR AND IMPARTIAL TRIAL AND CONSTITUTE REVERSIBLE ERROR?
A. DID PREJUDICIAL COMMENTS MADE BY THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY DURING CLOSING ARGUMENT CONSTITUTE REVERSIBLE ERROR?
B. DID PREJUDICIAL COMMENTS MADE BY…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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