Commonwealth v. Dress

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Drew,

Raymond Dress, Sr., was found guilty of the crime of sodomy with his eight-year-old adopted son. His motion for a new trial was denied, and he was sentenced to “pay a fine of $200.00 to the Commonwealth, pay costs of prosecution, and undergo imprisonment at labor in Montgomery County Prison for not less than eighteen (18) months nor more than three (3) years.” An appeal was taken to the Superior Court, where the action of the court below was affirmed, and from that judgment, we granted this appeal.

Defendant contends that a new trial should be granted for the…