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COM. v. RIFFERT

322 Pa.Super. 230 (1983)

469 A.2d 267

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. Darlene RIFFERT, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Filed December 23, 1983.

Petition for Allowance of Appeal Denied May 1, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas P. Kennedy, Assistant Public Defender, Scranton, for appellant.

Amil Michael Minora, Assistant District Attorney, Scranton, for Commonwealth, appellee.

Before McEWEN, BECK and HOFFMAN, JJ.

BECK, Judge:

Darlene Riffert appeals an order of the court of common pleas, Lackawanna County, which denied her Motion to Dismiss the charges against her. She claims that a new trial would violate her right to be protected against double jeopardy guaranteed by the Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution.1 Riffert contends that the prosecution's calling of a witness who, it was known, intended to invoke the Fifth Amendment guarantee...

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