Commonwealth v. Osellanie

JOHNSON, Judge:

Frank Osellanie appeals from the judgment of sentence entered in the Court of Common Pleas of Lackawanna County following his conviction for second-degree murder, third-degree murder, voluntary and involuntary manslaughter, kidnapping, rape and involuntary deviate sexual intercourse. See 18 Pa.C.S. §§ 2502(b), 2502(c), 2503, 2504, 2901, *4753121, 3123. Osellanie’s convictions stem from the abduction, torture, rape and murder of a nine year old girl on May 14, 1989.

Following Osellanie’s jury trial, post-verdict motions were filed and denied by the Honorable Carlon M. O’Malley.…