Commonwealth v. Vergilio

OPINION BY PLATT, J.:

The Commonwealth appeals from the trial court’s order granting the petition of Appellee, Frank Vergilio, to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction. Specifically, the court dismissed the charges of terroristic threats 1 based on its finding that it lacked jurisdiction because the alleged threats from Appellee originated from a telephone in New Jersey and were directly received by the victim in Pennsylvania. We reverse.

As observed by the trial court:

[Tjhere is no dispute that the telephone calls at issue were made from New Jersey. [Appellee] and the victim had two communications…