COM. v. WILLIAMS


348 Pa.Super. 318 (1985)

502 A.2d 227

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. Julius WILLIAMS, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Filed December 20, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel M. Preminger, Philadelphia, for appellant.

Jane C. Greenspan, Assistant District Attorney, Philadelphia, for Com., appellee.

Before WICKERSHAM, BECK and CERCONE, JJ.


BECK, Judge:

The issue before us is one of first impression: whether a defendant's double jeopardy protections are violated when he is twice sentenced, each time after a lawful trial, for the immediate and later consequences of his actions stemming from a single incident? We conclude that the defendant's double jeopardy protections are not violated.

Two months after appellant was convicted of aggravated...

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