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COMMONWEALTH v. BETHEA

828 A.2d 1066 (2003)

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellant, v. Rondu A. BETHEA, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided July 22, 2003.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Michael Lisko, Waynesboro, for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Appellant.

Gregory Barton Abein, for Appellee.

Before ZAPPALA, Former Chief Justice, and CAPPY, CASTILLE, NIGRO, NEWMAN, SAYLOR, AND EAKIN, JJ.

OPINION OF THE COURT

Chief Justice CAPPY.

This appeal concerns the distinction between venue and subject matter jurisdiction. The discrete question presented is whether the Court of Common Pleas of Franklin County had subject matter jurisdiction to hear and decide the case against Rondu Bethea involving violations of the Pennsylvania Crimes Code, ("Crimes Code") when the underlying criminal episode...

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