Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Williams

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided March 23, 1987No. 00008PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MONTEMURO, Judge:

Appellant, Clifford B. Williams, challenges the denial of his motion to dismiss. Appellant believes that any attempt to prosecute him in this case violates his right not to be placed twice in jeopardy for the same offense. The Lycom-ing County Court of Common Pleas disagreed and characterized appellant’s double jeopardy argument as “frivolous.” Because this appeal is interlocutory, we must quash for lack of jurisdiction.

The Commonwealth seeks to prosecute appellant for the first of three disturbances in which appellant was involved *503on the night of June 15 and 16, 1985.…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. BradySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1986
  2. Commonwealth v. LearnSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1986

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. OrieSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2011
  2. Commonwealth v. KurillaSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1990
  3. Commonwealth v. SmithSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1988

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