Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Berry

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided July 25, 1986No. 00637PublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HESTER, Judge:

This appeal is from judgment of sentence for convictions of rape, indecent assault and corruption of minors. Appellant, Joseph Ronald Berry, was sentenced cumulatively to three to six years imprisonment. Post-verdict motions were denied.

The charges arose from appellant’s assaults of February 9, 1983, and February 16, 1983, upon his fifteen-year-old stepdaughter. On both occasions, it was alleged appellant forced her to submit to sexual intercourse.

Appellant raises the following issues. 1) Whether the evidence was sufficient to sustain the verdict? 2) Whether the verdict was…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. RhodesSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1986
  2. Commonwealth v. HarperSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1979
  3. Commonwealth v. StoykoSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
  4. Commonwealth v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
  5. Commonwealth v. StanleySuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1979

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3Cited by17 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. GordonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
  2. Commonwealth v. AkersSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1990
  3. Commonwealth v. SanchezSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1992
  4. Commonwealth v. McEachinSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1988
  5. Commonwealth v. CampersonSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1994

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