COM. v. ABBOTT


319 Pa.Super. 479 (1983)

466 A.2d 644

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. Robert H. ABBOTT, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Filed September 30, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alan Ellis, Philadelphia, for appellant.

Kenneth A. Osokow, Assistant District Attorney, Williamsport, for Commonwealth, appellee.

Before CAVANAUGH, McEWEN and HOFFMAN, JJ.


McEWEN, Judge:

This is an appeal brought by a Post Conviction Hearing Act Petitioner from an order which granted the Petitioner the right to withdraw a guilty plea but denied a request to dismiss the charges. Appellant argues that the Common Pleas Court erred when it rejected the contention that section 111 of the Crimes Code, 18 Pa.C.S.A., and principles of double jeopardy require that the charges filed against the appellant be dismissed. We reverse.

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