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· 10/21/1988

Commonwealth v. Grayson

Citations

  • 549 A.2d 593
  • 379 Pa. Super. 55
  • 1988 Pa. Super. LEXIS 3089

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • stating that “[t]he statute is addressed to indecent contact; tactile sensory awareness by the victim is not mandated by the statute, and we decline to engraft such a requirement upon it.”
  • “Words and phrases in a statute are to be construed according to their common meaning and accepted usage.”
  • where defendant brushed his penis against the underside of the victim's jaw, evidence supported conviction of indecent assault
  • where defendant brushed his penis against the underside of the victim’s jaw, evidence supported conviction of indecent assault
  • defendant rubbed penis against victim’s jaw
  • defendant rubbed penis against victim's jaw

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Judges: Cavanaugh, Rowley, Kelly

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