COM. v. DENT

No. 167 MDA 2009, No. 168 MDA 2009.

992 A.2d 190 (2010)

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellant v. Diane Alice DENT, Appellee. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Appellant v. Walter Leroy Watkins, Appellee.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania.

Filed March 25, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas E. Leipold, Assistant District Attorney, for Commonwealth, appellant.

Howard J. Bashman, Willow Grove, for appellee.

BEFORE: FORD ELLIOTT, P.J., FREEDBERG, and COLVILLE, JJ.


OPINION BY FREEDBERG, J.:

¶ 1 The Commonwealth appeals from an order entered on January 14, 2009, by the Court of Common Pleas of Columbia County, which granted Appellees', Diane Dent and Walter Watkins, petition for a writ of habeas corpus and dismissed the criminal charges against them. We reverse and remand.

¶ 2 The relevant facts and procedural history of this matter are taken from the trial court's January 14, 2009 opinion. In September...

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