Commonwealth v. Woods

CERCONE, President Judge:

Appellant Richard Woods, and his two co-defendants, were convicted of two counts of rape, robbery, burglary, conspiracy, and carrying a firearm on a public street, at a jury trial in the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County. Post-trial motions were denied and appellant was sentenced to serve a prison term of not less than 15 to not more than 40 years. We affirm the decision of the lower court.

One night in January, 1975, three black males entered the home of Mrs. Delores Calbert and her fourteen year old daughter, Lisa. The men raped both women and robbed the…