COM. v. BETHLEHEM


391 Pa.Super. 162 (1989)

570 A.2d 563

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. Richard BETHLEHEM, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Filed December 15, 1989.

Petition for Allowance of Appeal Denied June 11, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David Crowley, Asst. Public Defender, Mercer, for appellant.

W. Jeffrey Yates, Asst. Dist. Atty., Bellefonte, for Com., appellee.

Before MONTEMURO, MELINSON and HESTER, JJ.


MELINSON, Judge.

Appellant, Richard Allen Bethlehem, appeals from judgment of sentence imposed following convictions of rape, statutory rape, and involuntary deviate sexual intercourse arising from his sexual abuse of his young niece. Bethlehem contends that this action was brought outside the applicable statute of limitations. Regrettably, appellant is correct and we are constrained to reverse the convictions and discharge appellant.

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