Commonwealth v. Haefner

VAN der VOORT, Judge:

The appellant, Richard Charles Haefner, was charged with involuntary deviate sexual intercourse and corruption of the *146morals of a minor. A jury trial commenced on January 27, 1976, in Lancaster County and on February 3, 1976, the presentation of evidence having concluded, the case was submitted to the jury. As more fully detailed below, the trial judge, on the latter date, sua sponte declared a mistrial, based upon the jury’s failure to arrive at a verdict.

Thereafter, the appellant was scheduled to be tried again on the same charges. Inter alia, he filed a pretrial motion…