Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. L.N.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided December 12, 2001PublishedCited by 28 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtOrie Melvin, J.

¶ 1 The Appellant, L.N.,1 appeals from the judgment of sentence entered following his conviction of involuntary deviate sexual intercourse (IDSI), aggravated indecent assault and corruption of minors.2 On appeal, the Appellant challenges the admissibility of certain evidence, the sufficiency of the evidence and the discretionary aspects of sentencing. For the reasons that follow, we affirm.

¶2 The facts and procedural history may be summarized as follows. The Appellant is the uncle of the eight-year-old victim. In July of 1996, the Appellant went into the victim’s bedroom, closed the door, and…

2Cases cited22 opinions

  1. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. Commonwealth v. TuladzieckiSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
  3. Commonwealth v. DeversSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1988
  4. Commonwealth v. ChmielSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1999
  5. Commonwealth v. SandersSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1993

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3Cited by28 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. FullinSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2006
  2. Commonwealth v. KingMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2005
  3. Commonwealth v. WilsonSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2003
  4. Commonwealth v. ProvenzanoSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2012
  5. Commonwealth v. PerrySuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2005

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