Commonwealth v. Taylor

OPINION BY

STABILE, J.:

Appellant Jerry Taylor appeals from the January 27, 2014 order of the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County (“trial court”), denying his pretrial motion to dismiss- on double jeopardy grounds a charge under Section 6105 of the Pennsylvania Uniform Firearms Act of 1995 (“VUFA”), 18 Pa.C.S.A. § 6105. Upon review, we remand the matter to the trial court for compliance with Pa.R.Crim.P. 587(B).

On February 28, 2013, in connection with the February 18, 2013 shooting in which Shay Gibson was injured, 1 the Philadelphia Police Department charged Appellant with, inter…