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Commonwealth v. Fortune

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided July 31, 1981No. 2262PublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HESTER, Judge:

This is an appeal from the judgment of sentence of the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County. Following a non-jury trial, appellant was found guilty of rape and *280simple assault. Concurrent sentences totaling four to ten years were imposed.

This is the second time this matter has been before this Court. The first appeal, Commonwealth v. Fortune, 257 Pa.Super. 30, 390 A.2d 230 (1978) was remanded when appellate counsel requested leave to withdraw, asserting that she could find no issues on which appellant might reasonably anticipate appellate relief. Judge Spaeth, in a brief…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. Mapp v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
  2. Neil v. BiggersSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  3. Commonwealth v. HubbardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
  4. Commonwealth v. BlairSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
  5. Commonwealth v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1973

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3Cited by19 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. Von AczelSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1981
  2. Commonwealth v. CampbellSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
  3. Commonwealth v. GumpertSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1986
  4. Commonwealth v. RawlsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
  5. Commonwealth v. StarksSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1982

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