Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Roberts

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided December 29, 1978No. 1161PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PRICE, Judge:

Following a jury trial commenced on October 14, 1975, appellant was convicted of involuntary deviate sexual intercourse 1 and corruption of a minor. 2 Post-verdict motions were denied, and appellant was sentenced to a prison term of from three to six years and ordered to pay the costs of prosecution. Appellant now alleges several instances of error on the part of the court below, as well as the ineffectiveness of trial counsel. Finding these contentions to be without merit, we affirm the judgment of sentence.

The facts pertinent to our decision are as follows. On March 25, 1975,…

2Cases cited27 opinions

  1. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. Griffin v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
  3. Griffin v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
  4. Commonwealth Ex Rel. Washington v. MaroneySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1967
  5. Commonwealth v. HubbardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1977

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3Cited by14 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. KittrellSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1981
  2. Commonwealth v. O'BrienSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
  3. Commonwealth v. DarushSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
  4. Commonwealth v. AldingerSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1981
  5. Commonwealth v. KingSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1981

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