COMMONWEALTH v. DITTLER

No. 262 of 1971.

58 Pa. D. & C. 2d 9 (1972)

Commonwealth v. Dittler

Common Pleas Court of Lebanon County, Pennsylvania.

July 25, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David J. Brightbill, Assistant District Attorney, for Commonwealth.

Thomas A. Ehrgood, of Ehrgood & Ehrgood, for defendant.


GATES, P. J., July 25, 1972.

We have before us the narrow issue of whether a defendant who has pleaded guilty to reckless driving may thereafter be indicted and tried for the misdemeanor charge of involuntary manslaughter arising out of the same set of facts.

Procedurally, the matter is before us on defendant's pretrial application to quash the indictment.

Factually, there is no dispute. On March 15, 1971, defendant was operating a motor vehicle in...

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