Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Rompilla
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Decided October 6, 1977No. 987PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WATKINS, President Judge:
This is an appeal from the judgment of sentence of the Court of Common Pleas of Lehigh County, Criminal Division, after Defendant’s conviction of simple assault, rape, burglary, and theft; and from the denial of post-trial motions. He was sentenced to a term of 10 to 30 years.
On the night in question, the Appellant and two acquaintances were patrons at a taproom owned by the victim. At about 12:15 a. m., the victim left the bar area and retired to her apartment above the barroom. The victim’s employee, Jean Ervin, testified the Defendant and her friends left the…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Commonwealth v. BighumSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
- Haas v. KasnotSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1952
- Commonwealth v. StalloneSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1924
- Commonwealth v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
- Commonwealth v. WrightSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1971
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Ronald Rompilla v. Martin Horn, Commissioner, Pennsylvania Department of Corrections Martin Horn, Appellant/cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2004
- Commonwealth v. ClarkSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1981
- Commonwealth v. DormanSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1988
- Commonwealth v. ThomasSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1990
- Rompilla v. BeardSupreme Court of the United States · 2005
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