Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Clark
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Decided May 22, 1981No. 83 and 265PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PRICE, Judge:
On October 11, 1977, appellants, Nathan Owens and Leroy Clark, were arrested and charged with robbery, aggravated assault, criminal conspiracy and the possession of an instrument of crime. A joint jury trial was commenced before the Honorable Berel Caesar on April 10, 1978. On April 11, 1978, a mistrial was granted at the urging of both appellants due to a prejudicial question asked by the assistant district attorney, and the jury was dismissed. Thereaft*386er, both appellants filed a motion to dismiss the informations on double jeopardy grounds.1 On January 5,1979, a hearing was…
2Cases cited27 opinions
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- Green v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Abney v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Wade v. HunterSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- United States v. DinitzSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
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3Cited by26 opinions
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