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Commonwealth v. Caufman

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided July 20, 1995PublishedCited by 32 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

FLAHERTY, Justice.

This is an appeal by allowance from an order of the Superi- or Court which reversed an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Erie County denying a motion to dismiss, on double jeopardy grounds, a charge of homicide by vehicle. The pertinent facts are as follows.

*301On October 26, 1990, the appellee, Mary M. Caufman, struck a pedestrian with her automobile. As a result, on October 30,1990, a citation was issued to her for the summary offense of failure to drive at a safe speed. The pedestrian died as a result of her injuries on November 2, 1990. On November…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Blockburger v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1931
  2. United States v. DixonSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
  3. Grady v. CorbinSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
  4. United States v. FelixSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
  5. Commonwealth v. CampanaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1973

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3Cited by32 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. JonesSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1995
  2. State v. WatkinsTennessee Supreme Court · 2012
  3. Commonwealth v. PerfettoSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2017
  4. Commonwealth v. HockenburySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1997
  5. Commonwealth v. BarberSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2007

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