COMMONWEALTH v. HOWARD


466 Pa. 445 (1976)

353 A.2d 438

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. Ernest HOWARD, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided March 17, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

R. Barclay Surrick, Asst. Public Defender, Ernest Kardas, Media, for appellant.

Vram Nedurian, Jr., Asst. Dist. Atty., Media, for appellee.

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


OPINION OF THE COURT

MANDERINO, Justice.

Appellant, Ernest Howard, was convicted of rape. Post-verdict motions were denied and he was sentenced to three to ten years imprisonment and fined $1,000 plus costs. On appeal, the Superior Court affirmed. We then granted appellant's petition for allowance of appeal, and this appeal followed.

Appellant contends that the trial court abused its discretion by refusing...

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