Commonwealth v. Minnis

OPINION BY

DONOHUE, J.:

Appellant, James Phillip Minnis (“Minnis”), appeals from the January 18, 2012 order denying his motion to dismiss the charges against him on double jeopardy grounds.1 We reverse and remand, and in doing so, we overrule Commonwealth v. Constant, 925 A.2d 810 (Pa.Super.2007), appeal denied, 594 Pa. 675, 932 A.2d 1285 (2007).2

The trial court summarized the pertinent factual and procedural history:

A jury found the defendant guilty of sexually abusing his girlfriend’s daughter, T.K., who was between the ages of eight to eleven years old during the time of the alleged…