Commonwealth v. Bethea

828 A.2d 1066 (2003)

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellant,

v.

Rondu A. BETHEA, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Argued May 14, 2002.

Decided July 22, 2003.

John Michael Lisko, Waynesboro, for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Appellant.

Gregory Barton Abein, for Appellee.

Before ZAPPALA, Former Chief Justice, and CAPPY, CASTILLE, NIGRO, NEWMAN, SAYLOR, AND EAKIN, JJ.

OPINION OF THE COURT

Chief Justice CAPPY.

This appeal concerns the distinction between venue and subject matter jurisdiction. The discrete question presented is whether the Court of Common Pleas of Franklin County had subject matter…