Commonwealth Pennsylvania v. Michael P‪.‬

OPINION BY OLSZEWSKI, J.: Filed: April 11, 1996 On January 20, 1994, appellant Michael Weber was arrested and charged with numerous counts of rape, 1 statutory rape, 2 involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, 3 aggravated indecent assault, 4 indecent assault, 5 and corruption of minors. 6 These charges stemmed from his daughter's (Daughter's) accusations that Weber had continuously forced her to engage him in sexual relations during the ten years following her eighth birthday. The Honorable Jack A. Panella presided over Weber's four-day trial and the jury returned guilty verdicts on all charges. Judge Panella sentenced Weber to 20-to-64 years imprisonment. In his timely appeal, Weber asks us to the review the following issues: