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Com. v. Africa

Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Oct 24, 1980
422 A.2d 600 (Pa. Super. Ct. 1980)

Opinion

Submitted March 21, 1980.

Filed: October 24, 1980.

Appeal from the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County, Trial Division, Criminal Section, Nos. 698-704 May Term 1978; Lord, Judge

Franklin D. Green, Philadelphia, for appellant.

Eric B. Henson, Assistant District Attorney, Philadelphia, for Commonwealth, appellee.

Before HESTER, WICKERSHAM and LIPEZ, JJ.


Appellant appeals from the Order of the court below refusing to dismiss, on double jeopardy grounds, the indictments filed against her. That issue having been decided adversely to the appellants in Commonwealth v. Africa, 281 Pa. Super. 419, 422 A.2d 539 (1980), in which case appellant herein was also a codefendant, the order of the court below is affirmed. (We note, for clarity, that this appellant, Merle Austin Africa, did not request either dismissal of the charges against her or a mistrial; her position is, therefore, identical to that of Gail Sims Africa, appellant at No. 1410 October Term 1978, supra.)

Order affirmed.


Summaries of

Com. v. Africa

Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Oct 24, 1980
422 A.2d 600 (Pa. Super. Ct. 1980)
Case details for

Com. v. Africa

Case Details

Full title:COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. Merle Austin AFRICA, Appellant

Court:Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Date published: Oct 24, 1980

Citations

422 A.2d 600 (Pa. Super. Ct. 1980)
422 A.2d 600