COM. v. WILLIAMS


373 Pa.Super. 270 (1988)

541 A.2d 7

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. John WILLIAMS, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Filed April 21, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dennis I. Turner, Pittsburgh, for appellant.

Before BROSKY, TAMILIA and KELLY, JJ.


BROSKY, Judge:

This is an interlocutory appeal from an order denying appellant's motion to dismiss for violation of the double jeopardy clause. Appellant has previously been tried twice for a number of charges. Both trials ended in a mistrial after a finding that the jury had become hopelessly deadlocked during deliberation.

Appellant asks us to determine if the double jeopardy clause prohibits the Commonwealth from trying him a third time after his first...

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