Commonwealth v. Donofrio

WATKINS, President Judge:

This is an appeal from the judgment of sentence of the Court of Common Pleas, Criminal Division, of Lehigh County, after conviction of the appellant, Richard Donofrio, in a non-jury trial of involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, indecent assault and aggravated assault.

At trial, the appellant raised the issue of his insanity by competent evidence. There was expert testimony on his behalf that he was suffering from schizophrenia and that he had a potential for impulsive behavior. However, the psychiatrist who testified for the appellant stated that he did not know…