COM. v. RICHARDSON


315 Pa.Super. 349 (1983)

461 A.2d 1315

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. William RICHARDSON, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Filed June 24, 1983.

Petition for Allowance of Appeal Granted September 28, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Elaine DeMasse, Assistant Public Defender, Philadelphia, for appellant.

Jane Cutler Greenspan, Assistant District Attorney, Philadelphia, for Commonwealth, appellee.

Before WICKERSHAM, ROWLEY and WATKINS, JJ.


ROWLEY, Judge:

Appellant was convicted, after a jury trial, of rape and involuntary deviate sexual intercourse. Post-trial motions were filed and denied, and appellant was sentenced to a total term of four to ten years imprisonment. This appeal followed.

Appellant is black. The victim is white. The jury consisted of eleven white persons and one black man. The sole issue raised on appeal is whether the court erred in refusing to ask, during voir dire, several...

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