Case ID: a3d_167/html/0703-04.html
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Date Created: 2024-08-24T03:29:51.129683

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Petitioner v. Jawayne K. BROWN, Respondent Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Petitioner v. Richard Brown, Respondent Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Petitioner v. Aquil Bond, Respondent
    No. 384 EAL 2016
    No. 385 EAL 2016
    No. 386 EAL 2016
    Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.
    February 28, 2017
   ORDER

PER CURIAM

AND NOW, this 28th day of February, 2017, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal is GRANTED, LIMITED TO the following issue:

Should a claim barring retrial on the basis of double jeopardy pursuant to Commonwealth v. Smith, 615 A.2d 321 (Pa. 1992), require factual findings made by the original trial judge, or a hearing based on further testimony, regarding the intent of the prosecutor?

Allocatur is DENIED as to the remaining issue.