# Commonwealth v. Brown, R.

> Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · February 28, 2017

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/cases/4149156

## Case

- **Court:** Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
- **Decided:** February 28, 2017
- **Precedential status:** Published
- **Opinion:** Opinion
- **Cited by:** 0 later opinions in the Frix Law Library

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## Opinion text

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA
EASTERN DISTRICT

COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, : No. 384 EAL 2016
:
Petitioner :
: Petition for Allowance of Appeal from
: the Order of the Superior Court
v. :
:
:
JAWAYNE K. BROWN, :
:
Respondent :

COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, : No. 385 EAL 2016
:
Petitioner :
: Petition for Allowance of Appeal from
: the Order of the Superior Court
v. :
:
:
RICHARD BROWN, :
:
Respondent :

COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, : No. 386 EAL 2016
:
Petitioner :
: Petition for Allowance of Appeal from
: the Order of the Superior Court
v. :
:
:
AQUIL BOND, :
:
Respondent :

ORDER

PER CURIAM
AND NOW, this 28th day of February, 2017, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal

is GRANTED, LIMITED TO the following issue:

Should a claim barring retrial on the basis of double jeopardy pursuant to
Commonwealth v. Smith, 615 A.2d 321 (Pa. 1992), require factual findings
made by the original trial judge, or a hearing based on further testimony,
regarding the intent of the prosecutor?

Allocatur is DENIED as to the remaining issue.

[384 EAL 2016, 385 EAL 2016 and 386 EAL 2016] - 2

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