Commonwealth v. Russin
Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Lancaster County
1Opinion of the Court
CULLEN, J.,
On January 6, 2006, a jury found defendant, Keith Michael Russin, guilty of aggravated indecent assault,1 indecent assault2 and corruption of minors.3
These charges resulted from an incident that occurred on April 2 and 3,2005, when the 34-year-old defendant *340touched the breasts and digitally penetrated the vagina of his stepdaughter’s 16-year-old friend while the victim was asleep. Defendant denied the victim’s accusations and argued that she fabricated the allegations against him. The jury, however, found the victim credible.
On June 23, 2006, following completion of a presentence…
2Cases cited27 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Cuyler v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Commonwealth v. PierceSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
- Commonwealth v. TravagliaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1995
- Commonwealth v. ChmielSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2005
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Com. v. Colbert, I.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2020