Legal Opinion

Commonwealth. v. Green

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided February 27, 1975No. Appeal, 1001PublishedCited by 57 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Jacobs, J.,

This appeal by the Commonwealth raises the question whether an order by a judge at a preliminary hearing separating trials of offenses arising from the same episode is a violation of the statutory bar against subsequent prosecution as set forth in Section 110 of the Crimes Code. Since the hearing judge’s order was consented to by the defendant, we hold that he has waived any right to object under the statute or under the Supreme Court decision, Commonwealth v. Campana, 452 Pa. 233, 304 A.2d 432 (1973) ; addendum opinion, 455 Pa. 622, 314 A.2d 854 (1974) 2 and therefore…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. CampanaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
  2. Commonwealth v. CampanaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
  3. Kassab v. SoyaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1968
  4. State v. BrownOregon Supreme Court · 1972
  5. State v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1966

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3Cited by57 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. HicksonSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
  2. Commonwealth v. ShireySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
  3. Commonwealth v. CampbellSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1986
  4. Commonwealth v. McNeilSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1995
  5. Commonwealth v. SaundersSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1978

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