Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Simpson

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided July 8, 1983No. 1907PublishedCited by 32 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ROWLEY, Judge:

Appellant was convicted of attempted rape, burglary, simple assault, possessing an instrument of crime and criminal trespass. Post-trial motions were filed and denied and appellant was sentenced to concurrent terms of three to ten years imprisonment on the burglary and attempted rape convictions and two years probation on simple assault. Sentence on the convictions of possessing an instrument of crime and criminal trespass was suspended. This direct appeal followed.

Appellant raises three issues on appeal: 1) Did the court err in admitting into evidence (a) a pair of pants…

2Cases cited22 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. GravelySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1979
  2. Commonwealth v. RankinSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1971
  3. Commonwealth v. FordSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
  4. Commonwealth v. ChastenSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1971
  5. Commonwealth v. SmithSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1979

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3Cited by32 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. SpringerSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2008
  2. Commonwealth v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
  3. Commonwealth v. SeibertSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2002
  4. Commonwealth v. JacksonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
  5. Commonwealth v. KleinSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2002

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