Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Washington
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided December 22, 1998PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
NIGRO, Justice.
Calvin Washington (Washington) appeals an Order of the Superior Court that affirmed the judgment of sentence following his convictions in the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia (trial court). We reverse the Order of the Superior Court.
FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
Washington resided with his girlfriend, Crystal Thomas, and her two female children, D.T.1 (born July 3,1984), and I.T. (born June 7, 1983), in Philadelphia. Early in July 1991, the children told Ms. Thomas that Washington had sexually molested them on numerous occasions while she was not home. They said the…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- Commonwealth v. ButlerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1972
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- Ramer v. StateWisconsin Supreme Court · 1968
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3Cited by29 opinions
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