Commonwealth v. Coe

Opinion by

Jacobs, J.,

Appellant was charged with rape, tried by the court sitting without a jury, found guilty as charged, and sentenced to imprisonment for not less than 4 nor more than 8 years. The issues raised by appellant in this appeal are whether the verdict was against the weight of the evidence and whether the evidence was sufficient to establish appellant’s guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.

A brief review of the testimony will show why the lower court was correct in dismissing appellant’s motion. At trial, the prosecutrix testified that on April 10, 1972, at approximately 12:30 p.m.,…