COM. v. MEEKINS


266 Pa.Super. 157 (1979)

403 A.2d 591

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. Pete MEEKINS, Appellant.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided May 11, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Roy Davis, Assistant Public Defender, Media, for appellant.

David E. Fritchey, Assistant District Attorney, Chief, Law and Appeals Unit, Media, for Commonwealth, appellee.

Before CERCONE, President Judge, and HESTER and HOFFMAN, JJ.


HESTER, Judge:

Appellant Pete Meekins has twice stood trial in the Court of Common Pleas of Delaware County on charges of burglary, theft, and receiving stolen property. Both proceedings terminated prematurely in mistrials, once because the jury was deadlocked and once upon appellant's own motion. When the Commonwealth moved for trial still a third time, appellant filed a motion to dismiss the charges on the ground that another trial would violate his rights under...

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