Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Hickson
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Decided December 14, 1990No. 3266PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WIEAND, Judge:
Where a jury finds a defendant not guilty of third degree murder but is unable to reach a verdict on charges of first degree murder and aggravated assault, is a retrial on the charges of first degree murder and aggravated assault barred by principles of double jeopardy? After careful review, we conclude that retrial is barred. Therefore, the order of the trial court refusing to dismiss such charges must be reversed.
Samuel Hickson was charged with criminal responsibility in the shooting death of Michael Auchenbach. The Commonwealth contended that Hickson had conspired with a…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- Ashe v. SwensonSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Beck v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- United States v. PerezSupreme Court of the United States · 1824
- Richardson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Commonwealth v. HolzerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
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3Cited by17 opinions
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- Commonwealth v. LopezSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1993
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