Commonwealth v. Miller

HESTER, Judge:

Following trial by jury which commenced on April 12, 1976, in Butler County, appellant was convicted of rape. Post trial motions were denied, and appellant was sentenced to a term of imprisonment of 10 to 20 years. The facts of the case were brutal and barbaric. The pre-sentence report revealed that on June 9, 1970, appellant pled guilty, in Charleston, South Carolina, to charges of rape and assault with intent to ravish and was there sentenced to 15 years imprisonment. He was paroled after serving 5 years. The Butler County incident occurred approximately 6 months following the…