Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. States
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Decided December 30, 2005PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtPopovich, J.
¶ 1 Lawrence States appeals from the January 5, 2004, order denying his pretrial motion to dismiss the remaining charges on double jeopardy grounds. States raises one issue, whether double jeopardy, specifically, collateral estoppel, precludes prosecution on the remaining charges. Upon review, we reverse.
¶ 2 In the early hours of August 5, 2000, a one-vehicle motor accident occurred on Bunola River Road, Forward Township, Allegheny County. Two of the three passengers, David Fine and Joseph Kachur-ick, died of injuries sustained as a result of the accident. States survived the accident.…
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- Commonwealth v. BoldenSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
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