Commonwealth v. Simmons

SUGERMAN, Judge:

On November 10, 1977, Appellant was found guilty at a bench trial before the Honorable William M. MARUTANI of the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County of rape 1 , statutory rape 2 , corruption of a minor 3 and criminal conspiracy 4 . Post trial motions were filed, argued and denied, and Appellant was sentenced to a term of lA to 15 years upon the rape conviction, and to terms of 2 to 5 years upon the convictions for corruption of a minor and criminal conspiracy. The latter two sentences were to be served concurrently with each other but consecutively to the sentence…