COM. v. RHODES


510 Pa. 537 (1986)

510 A.2d 1217

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellant, v. Nicholas RHODES, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided June 6, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Eric B. Henson, Deputy Dist. Atty., Gaele McLaughlin Barthold, Chief/Pros. Appeals, Leslie A. Sudock, Philadelphia, for appellant.

Alexander Hemphill, Philadelphia, for appellee.

Before NIX, C.J., and LARSEN, FLAHERTY, McDERMOTT, HUTCHINSON, ZAPPALA and PAPADAKOS, JJ.


OPINION OF THE COURT

LARSEN, Justice.

The principal issue raised by this appeal is whether the evidence introduced at trial is sufficient to sustain appellee's conviction for rape under section 3121 of the Crimes Code, 18 Pa.C.S.A. § 3121; to make that sufficiency determination under the circumstances of the instant case, however, it is first necessary to delineate the elements and define the scope of section 3121.

In reviewing the sufficiency...

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