COMMONWEALTH v. FERGUSON


446 Pa. 24 (1971)

Commonwealth v. Ferguson, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

December 20, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas C. Carroll, Assistant Defender, with him John W. Packel, Assistant Defender, and Vincent J. Ziccardi, Defender, for appellant.

Milton M. Stein, Assistant District Attorney, with him Edward B. Greene, Assistant District Attorney, James D. Crawford, Deputy District Attorney, Richard A. Sprague, First Assistant District Attorney, and Arlen Specter, District Attorney, for Commonwealth, appellee.

Before JONES, EAGEN, O'BRIEN, ROBERTS and POMEROY, JJ.


OPINION BY MR. JUSTICE O'BRIEN, December 20, 1971:

Appellant was tried on a charge of aggravated robbery before a judge and jury in Philadelphia County in October of 1968, found guilty and sentenced to a term of two to ten years in prison. Post-trial motions were filed and denied, the Superior Court affirmed, and we allowed an appeal.

Appellant alleges two grounds for reversal. First, he claims that he has been twice placed in jeopardy in this case. Secondly...

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