Commonwealth v. Karnes

OPINION OF THE COURT.

After consideration of oral arguments and briefs, the opinion of the Court of Appeals by Judge Wintersheimer, as set forth below, is hereby adopted as the opinion of this court.

“The issue is whether the trial court committed reversible error in dismissing the case because of double jeopardy since the indictment was returned after the district court had assumed jurisdiction.

“On October 19, 1981, the Jefferson County Grand Jury indicted Karnes and charged him with second-degree robbery, receiving stolen property and being a persistent felony offender in the first degree.…