Commonwealth v. Orie

OPINION

This matter arose after the trial court declared a mistrial during Petitioner Jane C. Orie’s trial on criminal charges related to the alleged use of government employees for non-government related work. Following the scheduling of a retrial, Petitioner filed a Motion to Dismiss the charges on grounds of double jeopardy. The trial court dismissed the double jeopardy challenge as frivolous and the Superi- or Court denied review. Petitioner then filed the instant Petition for Review.

The primary question before this Court relates to the availability and scope of pretrial appellate review…