COM. v. FERGUSON


270 Pa.Super. 184 (1979)

411 A.2d 241

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. Rene FERGUSON, Appellant.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania.

Filed September 28, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William Lee Akers, Philadelphia, for appellant.

Eric B. Henson, Assistant District Attorney, Philadelphia, for Commonwealth, appellee.

Before PRICE, GATES and DOWLING, JJ.


DOWLING, Judge:

Appellant, Rene Ferguson, was tried before a jury and found guilty of rape and involuntary deviate sexual intercourse. His contentions, on direct appeal, concern the putative prosecutorial misconduct in the Commonwealth's summation and cross-examination of Defendant.

The standards for judging prosecutorial misconduct are well established. Any caustic, ill-advised or otherwise improper remarks by the Commonwealth are not necessarily grounds...

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