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Commonwealth v. SmalisCommonwealth v. Smalis

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Jul 29, 1986
Reporters:
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Before:
Per Curiam

ORDER

PER CURIAM.

The Order of this Court entered March 29, 1985, at No. 62 W.D. Appeal Dkt. ‍‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‍1984, reversed the Superior Court order *230 quashing the Commonwealth’s appeal and remanded for a determination on the merits of that appeal. Commonwealth v. Zoller, 507 Pa. 344, 490 A.2d 394 (1985).

The appellees petitioned the United ‍‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‍States Supreme Court for a writ of certiorari. That Court granted certiorari, reversed our order and remanded for further proceedings, holding that the Commonwealth’s appeal was barred by the Double Jeopardy ‍‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‍Clause. Smalis v. Pennsylvania, — U.S. —, 106 S.Ct. 1745, 90 L.Ed.2d 116 (1986). Therefore, in accordance with the mandate of the Supreme Court of the United States entered June 4, 1986, at No. 85-227, the ‍‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‍order of this Court entered March 29, 1985, at No. 62 W.D. Appeal Dkt. 1984 is hereby vacated and the order of the Superior Court entered June 29, 1984, at ‍‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‍Nos. 12 to 15 and 45 to 48 Pittsburgh, 1981, quashing the Commonwealth’s appeal is reinstated.

Case Details

Case Name: Commonwealth v. Smalis
Court Name: Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Date Published: Jul 29, 1986
Citations: 512 A.2d 634; 511 Pa. 229; 1986 Pa. LEXIS 823
Court Abbreviation: Pa.
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