Commonwealth v. Bridell

JACOBS, President Judge:

Appellant David Bridell was found guilty by a judge sitting without a jury of rape 1 and simple assault. 2 Post-trial motions were filed and denied on December 23, 1976, and appellant was sentenced to six to twelve years imprisonment on the rape conviction; a sentence of one to two years on the assault conviction was made to run consecutive to the rape sentence. In this direct appeal, appellant contends that he was deprived of his constitutional right of confrontation and that the Commonwealth failed to prove his guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. We find appellant’s…