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COM. v. McGEE

744 A.2d 754 (2000)

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee, v. Ferman McGEE, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided January 20, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David Crowley, Chief Public Defender, Public Defender's Office, for Ferman McGee.

Ray F. Griar, Dist. Atty., Mark S. Smith, 1st Asst. Dist. Atty., Lance T. Marshall, Asst. Dist. Atty., for the Com.

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

OPINION

SAYLOR, Justice.

We allowed appeal to consider whether constitutional double jeopardy principles barred a prisoner's criminal prosecution predicated upon misconduct for which he previously had been subjected to disciplinary confinement.

On September 25, 1996, prison officials conducted an administrative search of the person of Appellant Ferman McGee ("McGee"), an inmate at the State Correctional Institution at Rockview, during which...

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