# Commonwealth v. Brown

> Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · February 28, 2017 · 167 A.3d 703

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/cases/4979340

## Case

- **Full name:** COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. Jawayne K. BROWN, Respondent Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Richard Brown, Respondent Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Aquil Bond
- **Court:** Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
- **Decided:** February 28, 2017
- **Citations:** 167 A.3d 703
- **Precedential status:** Published
- **Opinion:** Opinion of the court
- **Cited by:** 3 later opinions in the Frix Law Library

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## Opinion text

*704 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.

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