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Commonwealth v. Davis

Citations

  • 372 A.2d 912
  • 247 Pa. Super. 450
  • 1977 Pa. Super. LEXIS 1660

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  • Commonwealth was permitted to appeal pre-trial order of court and finding by court that defendant was \not guilty\; no mention of \not guilty\ appeared on docket, no evidence was presented, and order involved only a question of law
  • Commonwealth not barred from prosecuting defendant on charge of neglect to support an illegitimate child even though charges arose from the same criminal episode as prior fornication and bastardy charges which had been dismissed at preliminary hearing
  • Commonwealth not barred from prosecuting defendant on charge of neglect to support an illegitimate child even though charges arose from the same criminal episode as prior fornication and bastardy charges which had been dismissed at preliminary hearing

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Judges: Watkins, Jacobs, Hoffman, Cercone, Price, Van Voort Spaeth

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