Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. McPhail
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided April 1, 1997No. 49 W.D. Appeal Docket 1995PublishedCited by 60 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION ANNOUNCING THE JUDGMENT OF THE COURT
FLAHERTY, Chief Justice.
This case involves the question whether four drug transactions constituting a single criminal episode, committed in two counties, were within the jurisdiction of a single court; if they were, then 18 Pa.C.S. § 110 mandates that the charges be tried in a single proceeding.
*522Appellant, Roosevelt E. McPhail, on two occasions in June, 1990, sold small amounts of cocaine to an undercover agent of the Pennsylvania state police in Washington County. On the second occasion, the trooper asked to buy a larger quantity, and appellant told…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- Moore v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1852
- Commonwealth v. HudeSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
- Commonwealth v. BracaliellySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1995
- McGinley v. ScottSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1960
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