Commonwealth v. Butler

BROSKY, Judge:

This case is on remand 1 to the Superior Court for consideration of appellant’s claim on appeal in light of Commonwealth v. Meyers, 516 Pa. 392, 532 A.2d 789 (1987).

The issue before us for consideration is, whether the trial court erred in denying appellant’s motion to dismiss prosecution on the grounds that the present trial violates the provisions of 18 Pa.C.S.A. § 110, the Compulsory Joinder Rule. The trial court answered this question in the negative. We now, however, respectfully reverse the trial court’s decision.

The facts of the case are relatively uncomplicated. On May…