Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Diaz

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided December 16, 2016No. 3165 EDA 2015PublishedCited by 26 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION BY

OTT, J.:

Harnett Diaz appeals from the judgment of sentence imposed on May 28, 2015, in the Monroe County Court of Common Pleas. The trial court sentenced Diaz to an aggregate term of 12 to 24 years’ imprisonment following his jury conviction of rape of an unconscious person,1 corruption of minors,2 and related charges for the sexual assault of his stepdaughter’s 17-year-old friend. On appeal, Diaz challenges both the sufficiency' and weight of the evidence supporting his convictions, as well as the trial court’s imposition of a mandatory minimum sentence.3 Because we conclude the…

2Cases cited22 opinions

  1. Apprendi v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 2000
  2. Alleyne v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2013
  3. Commonwealth v. Treiber, S., ApltSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2015
  4. Commonwealth v. GonzalezSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2015
  5. Commonwealth v. ReidSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2015

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3Cited by26 opinions

  1. Com. v. Abdul-Ali, N.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2019
  2. Com. v. Bagby, B.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2018
  3. Com. v. Baik, J.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2021
  4. Com. v. Bennett, J.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2020
  5. Com. v. Diaz, H.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2020

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