Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1/26/1978

Commonwealth v. Williams

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383 A.2d 503
476 Pa. 557
1978 Pa. LEXIS 841

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noting that evidence that the victim was suffocated during sex supported the conclusion that force was used to engage in intercourse
Evidence that victim was removed by defendant to an isolated area sufficient to establish kidnapping as an underlying felony for second degree murder
“requirement that counsel either brief or argue points of error raised in the written post-trial motions ... furthers the policies underpinning [Commonwealth v. Clair, 458 Pa. 418, 326 A.2d 272 (1974) ]”
under 18 Pa.C.S.A. § 3123, involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, this Court stated that \lacerations in the area of the anus and vagina and the injury to the mouth clearly suggest a forcible rather than a consensual act. \
issues not preserved by post-trial motions, arguments or briefs are deemed waived
issues not preserved by post-trial motions, arguments or briefs are deemed waived

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Judges: Jones, Eagen, O'Brien, Roberts, Pomeroy, Nix, Manderino, Former

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