Commonwealth v. Vogel
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
NIX, Justice.
This is a cross appeal from an order entered in a post conviction proceeding pursuant to the Post Conviction Hearing Act, Act of January 25, 1966, P.L. (1965) 1580, as amended; reenacted as 42 Pa.C.S. §§ 9541-9551, wherein the Commonwealth seeks reversal of the award of a new trial based upon the ineffective assistance of counsel and Mr. Vogel seeks his discharge contending that the constitutional prohibition against double jeopardy requires such a result. 1 For the reasons that follow we hold that the learned court below was in error in concluding that a new trial was…
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2Cases cited65 opinions
- In Re WINSHIPSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- North Carolina v. PearceSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Burks v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Brown v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Mullaney v. WilburSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
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3Cited by79 opinions
- Commonwealth v. PierceSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
- Commonwealth v. WidmerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2000
- Tyrone Werts v. Donald T. Vaughn the District Attorney of the County of Philadelphia the Attorney General of the State of PennsylvaniaCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2000
- Rainey v. VarnerCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2010
- Commonwealth v. KarkariaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1993
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