Commonwealth v. Carrasquillo

VAN der VOORT, Judge:

Appeal is taken from judgment of sentence rendered following jury trial and verdict of guilty to charges of rape and burglary. Pertinent facts are that at an early morning hour a female was awakened by the sound of appellant banging on the front door, seeking entry. She knew him from his frequent presence in the neighborhood, and refused him entry. Appellant’s second such attempt met the same refusal. Then appellant climbed a wire cable and entered the home through the second-floor bedroom window. Threatening and beating the woman, appellant committed forcible rape of…