Court Opinion

ID: 9696257
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-25 18:42:56.620563+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T18:20:20.305072
License: Public Domain

Montgomery, J.:
The facts recited in the majority opinion together with the additional facts not recited, viz., that the victim of the alleged rape was a married woman separated from her husband, older than defendant or any of his companions, who had spent the evening visiting taverns with four men whose names she did not remember before meeting the defendant, leads me to the conclusion that the evidence is overwhelming in establishing a consensual relationship between her and the defendant, for which reason the judgment should be arrested.
*180The principles applicable to prosecution for rape are set forth in Commonwealth v. Berklowitz, 133 Pa. Superior Ct. 190, 2 A. 2d 516. The requirements of those rules have not been met in the present case, in my opinion.
I dissent and would arrest the judgment on the charge of rape.
Wright, J., joins in this dissent.