Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Powers

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided May 16, 1990No. 1900PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

KELLY, Judge:

Appellant appeals from judgment of sentence imposed following his conviction of several offenses relating to his sexual abuse of his granddaughter while he was baby-sitting her for her parents. We affirm.

The relevant facts and procedural history have been accurately set forth in the trial court opinion. They will be *234repeated here only as necessary to address the issues raised on appeal.

On appeal, appellant contends the evidence is insufficient to establish that the crimes occurred within the applicable statute of limitations period; counsel was ineffective in failing to seek…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. HickmanSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
  2. Commonwealth v. ClaypoolSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
  3. Commonwealth v. PetrasSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
  4. Commonwealth v. SmithSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
  5. Commonwealth v. NiemetzSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1980

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. FrankSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1990
  2. Commonwealth v. GerstnerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1995
  3. Commonwealth v. SmithSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2012
  4. Commonwealth v. MatthewsSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2001
  5. Commonwealth v. GerstnerSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1993

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