Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Budd

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided April 4, 2003Published

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION BY

KLEIN, J.

¶ 1 Jeffrey Budd appeals from the judgment of sentence entered in the Court of Common Pleas of Bucks County for institutional sexual assault, 18 Pa.C.S.A. § 3124.2.1 Budd challenges section 3124.2 on constitutional grounds. Because we *631find that it is reasonable to conclude that a person is an “inmate” even if on work release, and a correctional officer is still a correctional officer even if off-duty, we find no constitutional infirmity. Also, under the facts of this case, there is sufficient evidence for the trier of fact to conclude that Budd knew that the inmate with…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Kolender v. LawsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  2. Commonwealth v. CravenSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2003
  3. Commonwealth v. Budd, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Bucks County2002

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