Commonwealth v. MacKey

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Eagen,

The appellant, Edward Mackey, was tried nonjury in Philadelphia on six separate indictments charging that he committed two separate groups of offenses against the same complainant. In three of the indictments, Mackey was charged with having committed the crimes of sodomy, aggravated robbery and burglary on July 16, 1968. In the three other indictments, he was charged with having committed aggravated robbery, burglary and rape on August 19, 1968.

After trial, Mackey was found guilty by the court of having committed burglary on July 16th, and on this indictment he was…