Commonwealth v. Dawson

OPINION BY

MUNDY, J.:

Appellant, Derrick D. Dawson, appeals from the May 9, 2013 order denying his motion to dismiss based upon alleged violations of the compulsory joinder rule and the Double Jeopardy Clauses of the Federal and Pennsylvania Constitutions.1 After careful review, we affirm.

The trial court summarized the relevant facts and procedural history of this case as follows.

[Appellant] was charged at criminal actions numbers 418-417 of 2012, 420, 421, and 423 of 2012 with Possession with Intent to Deliver, Criminal Use of Communication Facility, and Possession of a Controlled Substance.…