Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 3/29/1976

Commonwealth v. Duncan

Citations

239 Pa. Super. 539
363 A.2d 803
1976 Pa. Super. LEXIS 1901

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holding that the appellant’s conduct in repeatedly urging the victim to engage in unwanted sexual conduct with him, despite her repeated refusals and asking the appellant to leave, constituted a “course of conduct” that alarmed the victim
explaining that the defendant did not engage in any legitimate conduct when he made repeated requests for the victim to participate in lewd acts
stating that “[section] 2709 -4- J-S68034-14 requires repetition of the offensive conduct.” (emphasis in original)
stating that “[the victim’s] replies made it clear, or should have made it clear to a reasonable person, that continued entreaties would be offensive to her.”
“no legitimate purpose” phrase present in harassment statute found to mean conduct which is not constitutionally protected
appellant’s repeated entreaties of the complainant to allow him to perform cunnilingus established a “course of conduct,” and his pleas and actions seriously annoyed a person of average sensibilities

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Judges: Van Voort, Spaeth, Watkins, Jacobs, Hoffman, Cercone, Price, Van Voort Spaeth

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