Commonwealth v. Kyle

OLSZEWSKI, Judge:

This is a direct appeal from a judgment of sentence imposed following appellant’s conviction by a jury. The trial and conviction stemmed from an attack on the female proprietor of a sewing goods store. As the victim was working alone in the shop, an assailant entered the store and, forcing her at knife point to enter the storeroom, he bound her with rope. The victim was then physically and sexually assaulted. Appellant was subsequently arrested and charged with numerous offenses arising from the at tack. After a three-day trial, he was found guilty of rape, robbery, indecent…