Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Ritchie
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided December 11, 1985No. 69 W.D. Appeal Dkt. 1984PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
McDERMOTT, Justice.
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania appeals, by allowance, the order of the Superior Court vacating judgment of sentence and remanding for further proceedings. We affirm and order the case remanded for proceedings consistent with this opinion.
Appellee, George F. Ritchie, stood jury trial in the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County, and was convicted of rape, involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, incest and corruption of minors.1 The charges arose in connection with incidents allegedly involving sexual contacts between appellee and his minor daughter over a period…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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3Cited by39 opinions
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- Commonwealth v. BrickerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1990
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