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Commonwealth v. RansomCommonwealth v. Ransom

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Jan 7, 1952
Appeals, 19 and 20
Reporters:
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Before:
Bell

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Bell,

The defendant was found guilty of rape and robbery, ‍‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‍and from sentence and judgment thereon he appealed to the Superior Court of Pennsylvania and thence to this Court.

This appeal revolves around the troublesome ‍‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‍subject of the admissibility of evidence of allegedly similar and related crimes, viz., evidence of attempted rape and robbery, several hours, and of rape ‍‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‍forty-eight hours prior to the commission of this crime.

The case was fairly and ably tried by Judge John J. Lamoree, and we find ‍‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‍no merit in any of the defendant’s contentions nor any reversible error. The judgment is affirmed on the able opinion of President Judge Rhodes ‍‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‍which is reported in 169 Pa. Superior Ct. 306, 82 A. 2d 547.

Judgment affirmed.

Case Details

Case Name: Commonwealth v. Ransom
Court Name: Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Date Published: Jan 7, 1952
Citations: 85 A.2d 125; 369 Pa. 153; 1952 Pa. LEXIS 251; Appeals, 19 and 20
Docket Number: Appeals, 19 and 20
Court Abbreviation: Pa.
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