Commonwealth v. Rhodes

OPINION OF THE COURT

LARSEN, Justice.

The principal issue raised by this appeal is whether the evidence introduced at trial is sufficient to sustain appellee’s conviction for rape under section 3121 of the Crimes Code, 18 Pa.C.S.A. § 3121; to make that sufficiency determination under the circumstances of the instant case, however, it is first necessary to delineate the elements and define the scope of section 3121.

In reviewing the sufficiency of the evidence to sustain a conviction, we apply the usual standard of review:

*540[W]e must view the evidence in the light most favorable to the Commonwealth…