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COM. v. KARKARIA

533 Pa. 412 (1993)

625 A.2d 1167

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee, v. Ian N. KARKARIA, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided May 26, 1993.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Martin W. Sheerer, Shuchert Sheerer, P.C., Pittsburgh, for appellant.

Robert E. Colville, Dist. Atty., Claire C. Capristo, Deputy Dist. Atty., Michael W. Streily, Asst. Dist. Atty., Pittsburgh, for appellee.

Before NIX, C.J., FLAHERTY, ZAPPALA, PAPADAKOS, and CAPPY, JJ.

OPINION OF THE COURT

CAPPY, Justice.

Appellant asserts that the evidence adduced at his trial was insufficient as a matter of law to sustain his conviction of forcible rape. Our review of the record compels the conclusion that appellant is correct and that his conviction must be reversed.

Appellant, Ian Karkaria, was charged with forcible rape, at 18 Pa.C.S. § 3121(1), pursuant to a private criminal...

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