Commonwealth v. Palmer

SCHILLER, Judge.

Appellant, Walter Palmer, appeals from the judgment of sentence entered by the Court of Common Pleas of Bucks County on December 9, 1996. We affirm appellant’s conviction, but vacate the sentence and remand for sentencing.

FACTS:

On July 4, 1996, appellant was charged with rape1, involuntary deviate sexual intercourse (IDSI)2, corrupting the morals of a *990minor3, and related offenses4. These charges arose from allegations made by a young woman 16 years old5 who, from August, 1991, when she was eleven, until April, 1996, resided in appellant’s trailer-home along with her mother…