Commonwealth v. Walker
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
EAGEN, Justice.
Appellant, Joseph Vurlie Walker, was tried before a jury and convicted of rape (commonly referred to as forcible rape), statutory rape, violation of the liquor laws and corrupting the morals of a minor. Post verdict motions were filed and denied. Walker was sentenced to *329five to ten years’ imprisonment on the rape conviction; five to ten years’ imprisonment on the statutory rape conviction ; three to twelve months’ imprisonment on the violation of the liquor laws conviction and one to three years imprisonment on the corrupting the morals of a minor…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Benton v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Ex Parte LangeSupreme Court of the United States · 1874
- Kepner v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1904
- Commonwealth v. ErnestoSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1928
- Commonwealth v. TisdaleSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
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3Cited by170 opinions
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- Commonwealth v. McKennaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
- Commonwealth v. SparrowSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
- Commonwealth v. NorrisSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1982
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