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· 6/18/1996

Commonwealth v. Yerby

Citations

  • 679 A.2d 217
  • 544 Pa. 578
  • 1996 Pa. LEXIS 1277

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • ruling on appeal from the denial of a motion to dismiss based upon an alleged violation of double jeopardy principles after a jury trial and the imposition of a judgment of sentence and therefore well beyond 30 days after the denial of the collateral order
  • “[T]he PFA Order at issue here did not include the elements of terroristic threats”, the offense underlying appellant’s criminal conviction
  • Rehnquist opinion “renders double jeopardy protections illusory at best”
  • Rehnquist opinion \renders double jeopardy protections illusory at best\

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Judges: Nix, Flaherty, Zappala, Cappy, Castille, Montemuro

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