Commonwealth v. Karkaria

OPINION OF THE COURT

CAPPY, Justice.

Appellant asserts that the evidence adduced at his trial was insufficient as a matter of law to sustain his conviction of forcible rape. Our review of the record compels the conclusion that appellant is correct and that his conviction must be reversed.

Appellant, Ian Karkaria, was charged with forcible rape, at 18 Pa.C.S. § 3121(1), pursuant to a private criminal complaint. The complaint alleged that appellant committed the crime of rape upon his stepsister on various dates between April 9, 1984 and September 19,1984. 1 The Allegheny County District Attorney…