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Commonwealth v. Brown

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.
Feb 28, 2017
167 A.3d 703 (Pa. 2017)

Opinion

<span>No. 384 EAL 2016</span> <span>No. 385 EAL 2016</span> <span>No. 386 EAL 2016</span>

02-28-2017

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Petitioner v. Jawayne K. BROWN, Respondent Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Petitioner v. Richard Brown, Respondent Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Petitioner v. Aquil Bond, Respondent


ORDER

PER CURIAM.

AND NOW, this 28th day of February, 2017, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal is GRANTED, LIMITED TO the following issue:

Should a claim barring retrial on the basis of double jeopardy pursuant to Commonwealth v. Smith, 615 A.2d 321 (Pa. 1992), require factual findings made by the original trial judge, or a hearing based on further testimony, regarding the intent of the prosecutor?

Allocatur is DENIED as to the remaining issue.


Summaries of

Commonwealth v. Brown

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.
Feb 28, 2017
167 A.3d 703 (Pa. 2017)
Case details for

Commonwealth v. Brown

Case Details

Full title:COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Petitioner v. Jawayne K. BROWN, Respondent…

Court:Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Date published: Feb 28, 2017

Citations

167 A.3d 703 (Pa. 2017)