Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Zimmerman
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided July 8, 1981No. 385PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
NIX, Justice.
This is an appeal from a decision by the Delaware County Court of Common Pleas denying appellant’s pre-trial motion to bar retrial on the charges of murder of the third degree, voluntary and involuntary manslaughter. 1 Appellant was arrested December 4, 1978 and charged with the various degrees of criminal homicide, aggravated assault, simple assault, possession of firearms without a license, possession of instruments of crime and criminal conspiracy. The charges flow from the shooting death of the victim, Harry Kenny Evans, which occurred on December 1, 1978, outside of…
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