Commonwealth v. Walker

468 Pa. 323 (1976)

362 A.2d 227

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee,

v.

Joseph Vurlie WALKER, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Argued March 11, 1976.

Decided July 6, 1976.

John J. Dean, John R. Cook, Office of Public Defender, Pittsburgh, for appellant.

Robert E. Colville, Dist. Atty., Robert L. Campbell, Asst. Dist. Atty., Pittsburgh, for appellee.

Before JONES, C.J., and EAGEN, O'BRIEN, ROBERTS, POMEROY, NIX and MANDERINO, JJ.

OPINION OF THE COURT

EAGEN, Justice.

Appellant, Joseph Vurlie Walker, was tried before a jury and convicted of rape (commonly referred to as forcible rape), statutory…