Commonwealth v. Simons

CIRILLO, Judge:

We here review a pretrial order denying appellant’s motion to bar retrial on double jeopardy grounds. Such an order is immediately appealable. Commonwealth v. Haefner, 473 Pa. 154, 373 A.2d 1094 (1977); Commonwealth v. Hoburn, 335 Pa.Super. 536, 485 A.2d 24 (1984); Commonwealth v. Arelt, 308 Pa.Super. 236, 454 A.2d 108 (1982); Commonwealth v. Yost, 305 Pa.Super. 316, 451 A.2d 549 (1982).

This case began in July of 1975, when appellant Lawrence Demetrius Simons solicited Wayne Thorpe, Grant Ravenell, and Angelo Casselle to rob Zollie Perry. While appellant and Casselle waited in…