Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Boykin

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided October 13, 1980No. 384PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

DOWLING, Judge:

The appellant was convicted of two counts of rape and one count of involuntary deviate sexual intercourse in connection with a sexual assault on two female complainants. Appellant was sentenced to a term of imprisonment of ten to twenty-years, following which he brought this appeal. Being convinced that the diverse grounds for relief advanced by the appellant are either without merit, or too trivial to warrant reversal, or both, we affirm.

The appellant, who is represented by new counsel on this appeal, contends that his trial counsel was ineffective in filing an untimely motion…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Bruton v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. Commonwealth v. FutchSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1972
  3. Commonwealth v. DavenportSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
  4. Commonwealth v. PerrySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
  5. Commonwealth v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1977

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. WhiteSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
  2. Commonwealth v. TolbertSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1995
  3. Commonwealth v. BoykinSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
  4. Commonwealth v. RosettiSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
  5. Commonwealth v. SanfordSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1984

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