NIX, Chief Justice, concurring. The majority opinion makes it necessary to clarify that the mere minority of the victim has never been construed as preventing the crime from being common law rape, either in its original form or as it has been codified under section 3121 of the Crimes Code, 18 Pa.C.S. § 3121, provided that the requisite forcible element is present on the record. “... [U]nlawful carnal knowled…
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