Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Tressler

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided December 31, 1990PublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

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McDermott, justice.

The appellant was convicted of rape1, statutory rape2, indecent assault3 and corruption of a minor4 following a one day jury trial in the Court of Common Pleas of Centre County. Post-trial motions were filed and denied by the court and the appellant was sentenced to an aggregate period of incarceration of from five (5) to ten (10) years. He then appealed his judgment of sentence to the Superior Court and during the pendency of that appeal requested a remand of his case to the Court of Common Pleas based upon after-discovered evidence. The case was remanded and a…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Irvin v. DowdSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
  2. Commonwealth v. PierceSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
  3. Commonwealth v. NelsonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
  4. Commonwealth v. EvansSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
  5. Commonwealth v. HossSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1976

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3Cited by19 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. PierceSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2001
  2. Commonwealth v. BriggsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2011
  3. Commonwealth v. FaulknerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1991
  4. Commonwealth v. MarshallSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1993
  5. Commonwealth v. HenrySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1997

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