Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Watts

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided February 8, 1984No. 519PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

JOHNSON, Judge:

Appellant, Henry Watts, was arrested and charged with various offenses arising from his alleged sexual contact with Serrita Harris, a minor. He filed a pretrial application to suppress both the results of a polygraph examination and a confession given thereafter. The court suppressed the test results but denied the request to suppress the confession. Appellant was tried nonjury before another judge and was adjudicated guilty of rape,1 corrupting the morals of a minor,2 statutory rape,3 indecent assault4 and indecent exposure.5 Post-trial motions were timely filed and…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. JonesSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
  2. Commonwealth v. TriplettSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
  3. Commonwealth v. BoydSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
  4. Commonwealth v. GarrettSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1967
  5. Commonwealth v. JonesSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1941

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. HughesSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1989
  2. Commonwealth v. NesterSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1998
  3. Commonwealth v. SchneiderSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1989
  4. Commonwealth v. WattsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
  5. Com. v. Hill, T.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2016

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