COM. v. TAVARES


382 Pa.Super. 317 (1989)

555 A.2d 199

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. Joseph TAVARES, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Filed March 7, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert N. Dellavella, Philadelphia, for appellant.

Donna G. Zucker, Assistant District Attorney, Philadelphia, for Com., appellee.

Before ROWLEY, DEL SOLE and BECK, JJ.


BECK, Judge:

Joseph Tavares appeals the judgment of sentence of three to ten years imprisonment following a bench trial in which he was convicted of attempted involuntary deviate sexual intercourse (IDSI), indecent assault, and unlawful restraint.

Tavares, an attendant at Inglis House, a home for handicapped persons, entered the room of David Savage, a nineteen year old resident with cerebral palsy. David...

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