Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Mulholland

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided October 10, 1997No. 65, 66 W.D. Miscellaneous Docket 1997 and 66, 67 W.D. Appeal Docket 1997PublishedCited by 91 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

*640OPINION OF THE COURT

FLAHERTY, Chief Justice.

We allowed this appeal under our extraordinary jurisdiction within our king’s bench powers following a mistrial in a criminal case. The issues are whether the defendants may be prosecuted again, and, if reprosecution is allowed, whether venue or venire may be changed and whether the trial court erred in removing the local district attorney in favor of prosecution by the state attorney general.

The following background underlies the issues raised in the appeal. Shortly after midnight, in the early hours of October 12, 1995, Jon E. Gammage was driving…

Also in this document: Per curiam.

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  2. Giglio v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  3. Griffin v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
  4. Griffin v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
  5. Kastigar v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1972

15 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

3Cited by91 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. BomarSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2003
  2. Commonwealth v. BriggsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2011
  3. Commonwealth v. PursellSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1999
  4. Commonwealth v. SamuelSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2014
  5. Commonwealth v. PaddySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2002

86 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

Showing a preview — retrieve the full document via the Exa API.

Powered by the Exa API