Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Brinton

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided August 6, 1982No. 1545PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CIRILLO, Judge:

Appellant, Larry Brinton, was convicted on December 20, 1977, following a jury trial of rape, 1 involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, 2 corrupting the morals of a minor, 3 indecent assault, 4 simple assault, 5 criminal coercion, 6 and criminal conspiracy. 7 Appellant appealed the conviction to our court and we affirmed. 8 Appellant then filed a petition for post-conviction relief pursuant to the Post Conviction Hearing Act 9 (hereafter “PCHA”). The PCHA hearing court denied appellant’s petition for relief, and this appeal followed.

Appellant and two companions offered the rape…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. LevensonSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
  2. Commonwealth v. RhodesSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1979
  3. Commonwealth v. BelcherSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
  4. Commonwealth v. CrawfordSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1981
  5. Commonwealth v. EmanuelSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1981

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. VeneriSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1982
  2. Commonwealth v. KlingerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
  3. Commonwealth v. WarrenSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1982
  4. Commonwealth v. CottonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
  5. Commonwealth v. KenneySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1983

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