Commonwealth v. Hude

OPINION

NIX, Justice.

This is an appeal by allowance from the order of the Superior Court 1 affirming the order of the Court of Common Pleas of Lehigh County which dismissed appellant’s motion to quash an indictment on the grounds that the scheduled trial would violate the protections afforded by the double jeopardy clauses of both the federal 2 and state constitutions 3 under the theory of collateral estoppel, and section 110 of the Crimes Code, 18 Pa.C.S.A. § 110. The complexity of the instant appeal requires a full recitation of both the facts and procedural history.

Appellant, Manfred Hude,…