Commonwealth v. Anderson

JOHNSON, Judge:

This is an appeal from the order of October 12, 1979, which denied Appellants’ motions to quash on grounds of double jeopardy.

On August 13, 1979, Appellants were tried jointly with Valentine and another inmate of the Beaver County Jail on charges of Involuntary Deviate Sexual Intercourse,1 Indecent Assault,2 and Assault by a Prisoner.3 The charges against Valentine were nolle prossed, and the other defendants were granted a motion for a mistrial.

*4Appellants’ retrial commenced on September 10, 1979, before a jury. At the conclusion of the first day of trial, the judge denied a…