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COMMONWEALTH v. WALKER

468 Pa. 323 (1976)

362 A.2d 227

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee, v. Joseph Vurlie WALKER, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided July 6, 1976.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John J. Dean, John R. Cook, Office of Public Defender, Pittsburgh, for appellant.

Robert E. Colville, Dist. Atty., Robert L. Campbell, Asst. Dist. Atty., Pittsburgh, for appellee.

Before JONES, C.J., and EAGEN, O'BRIEN, ROBERTS, POMEROY, NIX and MANDERINO, JJ.

OPINION OF THE COURT

EAGEN, Justice.

Appellant, Joseph Vurlie Walker, was tried before a jury and convicted of rape (commonly referred to as forcible rape), statutory rape, violation of the liquor laws and corrupting the morals of a minor. Post verdict motions were filed and denied. Walker was sentenced to five to ten years' imprisonment on the rape conviction; five to ten years' imprisonment on the statutory rape...

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