COMMONWEALTH v. PIFER


440 Pa. 172 (1970)

Commonwealth v. Pifer, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

October 9, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Menno B. Rohrer, for appellant.

Henry J. Rutherford, Assistant District Attorney, for Commonwealth, appellee.

Before BELL, C.J., JONES, COHEN, EAGEN, O'BRIEN, ROBERTS and POMEROY, JJ.


OPINION BY MR. JUSTICE ROBERTS, October 9, 1970:

Jack Pifer was arrested and charged with assault with intent to ravish, public indecency and indecent assault in 1962. He pleaded guilty to all these charges and, on August 17, 1962, was committed to the Harrisburg State Hospital pending sentencing. Three years later Pifer was returned to the Lancaster County Prison by virtue of the hospital's diagnosis that although he was...

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