COMMONWEALTH v. RIOS


246 Pa.Super. 479 (1977)

371 A.2d 937

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. Miguel RIOS, Appellant.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided March 31, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John W. Packel, Assistant Public Defender, Philadelphia, for appellant.

Steven H. Goldblatt and Deborah E. Glass, Assistant District Attorneys, Philadelphia, for appellee.

Before WATKINS, President Judge, and JACOBS, HOFFMAN, CERCONE, PRICE, VAN der VOORT and SPAETH, JJ.


HOFFMAN, Judge:

Appellant contends that the Double Jeopardy Clause of the Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution, made applicable to the states through the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment, barred his retrial. We disagree and, therefore, affirm the convictions on the indictments charging robbery,1 assault,2 and conspiracy.3

Appellant also contends...

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