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Commonwealth v. Hickson

Citations

  • 586 A.2d 393
  • 402 Pa. Super. 53
  • 1990 Pa. Super. LEXIS 3397

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  • stating that the constitutional bar against double jeopardy will preclude retrial of a criminal charge upon which a jury has deadlocked if the same jury has also acquitted the defendant of a constituent offense
  • malice is a constituent element of both third degree murder and aggravated assault; jury’s finding of not guilty for third degree murder, i.e., a malicious act, precludes a second trial for aggravated assault

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Judges: Wieand, Sole, Montemuro

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