Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Keenan
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided August 11, 1987No. 00142PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CAVANAUGH, Judge:
Appellant, John F. Keenan, challenges a ruling of the lower court denying his motion for dismissal of all charges based upon principles of double jeopardy. 1 Appellant was charged with eight counts of altered, forged, counterfeit documents, 75 Pa.C.S.A. § 7122, and one count of criminal conspiracy, 18 Pa.C.S.A. § 903. These charges grew out of appellant’s alleged involvement in the possession and transfer of counterfeit automobile inspection certificates.
BACKGROUND
The origin of this action was a presentment dated March 24, 1983 by the Pennsylvania Multi-County Investigating…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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