Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Fanelli
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided September 15, 1988No. 865PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POPOVICH, Judge:
This is an appeal from the judgment of sentence (1-2 years imprisonment) for corrupting a minor by the appellant, Lawrence Fanelli. We affirm.
The facts, viewed in a light most favorable to the verdict-winner, reveal that the child-victim (who was 6 years old at the time of the October, 1984 trial) was living with her mother and younger sister (Tina) at a Philadelphia address at the time in question. The appellant was the mother’s boyfriend, resided with the family and was referred to by the children as “Daddy”.
Sometime between September 29,1981 and September 29, 1983, the…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Hoag v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 1958
- Brock v. North CarolinaSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- Gibbs v. BurkeSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- United States of America Ex Rel. Alvin R. Drew v. David N. Myers, Superintendent, State Correctional Institution, Graterford, PennsylvaniaCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1964
- Commonwealth v. NiemetzSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Commonwealth v. LuktischSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1996
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- Commonwealth v. WillisSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1988
- Commonwealth v. BethlehemSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1989
- Commonwealth v. RakesSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1990
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