COM. v. KARAFFA


551 Pa. 173 (1998)

709 A.2d 887

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee, v. William Joseph KARAFFA, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided April 3, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John A. Knorr, Pittsburgh, for William J. Karaffa.

Timothy F. McCune, Butler, Ronald N. Thomas, Aliquippa, for the Commonwealth.

Before FLAHERTY, C.J., and ZAPPALA, CAPPY, CASTILLE, NIGRO and NEWMAN, JJ.


OPINION OF THE COURT

NIGRO, Justice.

In this case, Appellant William Karaffa appeals from the order of the Superior Court affirming Appellant's judgment of sentence entered in the Court of Common Pleas of Butler County. For the reasons outlined below, we reverse and remand for a new trial.

On December 23, 1992, Karaffa was charged with a number of offenses, including two counts of rape, two counts of conspiracy to commit rape, indecent assault...

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