Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Williams

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided February 18, 1983No. 134PublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CIRILLO, Judge:

This is an appeal from the denial of appellant’s petition for relief under the Post Conviction Hearing Act (P.C.H. ■A.). 1

On November 21, 1978, appellant Ronald Lee Williams was found guilty of Rape 2 and Involuntary Deviate Sexual Intercourse 3 by the Honorable James E. Buckingham, sitting without a jury. Appellant’s post-verdict motions were dismissed on December 27, 1978. New counsel having been appointed, appellant was sentenced on February 16, 1979 to not less than five (5) nor more than ten (10) years imprisonment on each charge, to run consecutively. Appellant’s new…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Commonwealth Ex Rel. Washington v. MaroneySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1967
  2. Commonwealth v. BoydSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
  3. Commonwealth v. RaySuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
  4. Commonwealth v. OwensSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
  5. Commonwealth Ex Rel. Sprangle v. MaroneySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1967

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3Cited by19 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. ForemanSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2002
  2. Commonwealth v. DerrickSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
  3. Commonwealth v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
  4. Commonwealth v. HollingsworthSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
  5. Commonwealth v. CarterSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1988

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