Commonwealth v. Byrd

OPINION BY SHOGAN, J.:

Appellant, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania ("the Commonwealth"), appeals from the order entered on March 20, 2017, granting a mistrial and dismissing with prejudice the charge of persons not to possess a firearm 1 filed against Al-Tariq Sharif Ali Byrd ("Appellee"). After careful review, we affirm the trial court's order.

The trial court noted that Appellee was originally charged at CP-02-CR-2875-2015 with multiple drug and firearm-related crimes, and at CP-02-CR-3369-2016 with numerous additional offenses including rape of an unconscious victim. Trial Court Opinion,…