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COM. v. MCPHAIL

547 Pa. 519 (1997)

692 A.2d 139

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee, v. Roosevelt E. McPHAIL, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided April 1, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ira C. Houck, John J. Dean, Pittsburgh, for Roosevelt E. McPhail.

David M. McGlaughlin, Philadelphia, for Amicus Curiae-PA Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.

Robert E. Colville, Claire C. Capristo, Kemal A. Mericli, Kevin R. McCarthy, Pittsburgh, for Commonwealth.

Michael E. Flaherty, Pittsburgh, for Ringgold School District & Ringgold Board of School Directors.

Before FLAHERTY, C.J., and ZAPPALA, CAPPY, CASTILE, NIGRO and NEWMAN, JJ.

OPINION ANNOUNCING THE JUDGMENT OF THE COURT

FLAHERTY, Chief Justice.

This case involves the question whether four drug transactions constituting a single criminal episode, committed in two counties, were within the jurisdiction of a single court; if they were, then 18 Pa.C.S. § 110 mandates that the charges be tried in a single proceeding.

Appellant, Roosevelt E. McPhail, on two occasions in...

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