Commonwealth v. Evers

Upon considerable review of the majority opinion I find their conclusiori that: “[I]n this Commonwealth, the consti*577tutional protections of the double jeopardy clause are not implicated where a felony or misdemeanor prosecution is preceded by a conviction before a district justice, whether by summary trial or guilty plea, for a summary offense.” constitutes a misguided deduction from and analysis of, relevant case law which I cannot support with my joinder. Consequently, I dissent.

The majority’s arrival at the above stated conclusion is not startling or even difficult to understand in light of…