Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Nelson

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided February 18, 1983No. 2711PublishedCited by 27 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

POPOVICH, Judge:

After a jury trial, appellant, Clayton Lee Nelson, was found guilty of Rape (18 Pa.C.S.A. § 3121), Involuntary Deviate Sexual Intercourse (18 Pa.C.S.A. § 3123), Burglary (18 Pa.C.S.A. § 3502) and Simple Assault (18 Pa.C.S.A. § 2701). Following the denial of post-trial motions, appellant was sentenced to a term of imprisonment of 3 to 11 years for Rape, 1 to 2 years for Involuntary Deviate Sexual Intercourse and 1 to 5 years for Burglary. Sentence was suspended for the Simple Assault conviction and all sentences were ordered to be served concurrently. This appeal followed. We…

2Cases cited30 opinions

  1. Commonwealth Ex Rel. Washington v. MaroneySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1967
  2. Commonwealth v. KloiberSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1954
  3. Commonwealth v. TwiggsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
  4. Commonwealth v. YoungSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
  5. Commonwealth v. CammSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1971

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3Cited by27 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. ParkerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2007
  2. Commonwealth v. MontgomerySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1993
  3. Commonwealth v. ParkerSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2005
  4. Commonwealth v. SatzbergSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1986
  5. Commonwealth v. BoettcherSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1983

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