Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Bells

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided April 6, 1988No. 1627PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

TAMILIA, Judge:

Appellant was convicted following trial by jury of the following crimes and sentenced to imprisonment as stated: involuntary deviate sexual intercourse (7 to 15 years); kidnapping (consecutive 2 to 5 years); robbery (consecutive 1 to 3 years); and possession of an instrument of crime (concurrent 1 to 3 years). Convictions for theft and false imprisonment merged. Appellant filed post-trial motions which were subsequently argued and denied by the trial court. Appellant raises several issues in this appeal of his convictions and his sentence for involuntary deviate sexual *59intercour…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. CabezaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
  2. Commonwealth v. SessomsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
  3. Commonwealth v. TriplettSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
  4. Commonwealth v. RandallSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
  5. Commonwealth v. VerdekalSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1986

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. State v. BrownWashington Supreme Court · 1990
  2. State v. RayWashington Supreme Court · 1991
  3. Commonwealth v. TavaresSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1989
  4. Commonwealth v. LewisSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1990
  5. Commonwealth v. BellsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1988

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