Commonwealth v. Kline
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
1Opinion of the Court
BECK, Judge:
The issue in the instant appeal is whether appellee Karen Kline’s guilty plea to a summary traffic violation bars a subsequent prosecution for a charge of drunk driving which arose out of the same incident. Under the circumstances of this case and the recent United States Supreme Court pronouncements in this area, Grady v. Corbin, 495 U.S. 508, 110 S.Ct. 2084, 109 L.Ed.2d 548 (1990), we conclude that prosecution for drunk driving violated Kline’s protection against twice being placed in jeopardy. Accordingly, we affirm the trial court’s order dismissing the charges against Kline.
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2Cases cited8 opinions
- Blockburger v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1931
- Grady v. CorbinSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
- Commonwealth v. GriscavageSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1986
- Corbin v. HilleryNew York Court of Appeals · 1989
- Commonwealth v. LabelleSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1990
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