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NON - PRECEDENTIAL DECISION - SEE SUPERIOR COURT I.O.P. 65.37 COMMONWEALTH OF PENN SYLVANIA, IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA Appellee
v. THOMAS TINSLEY, Appellant No. 431 EDA 2016

Appeal from the Order January 21 , 2016 In the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County Criminal Division at No(s): CP - 51 - CR - 0011849 - 2013 BEFORE: PANELLA, SHOGAN, and RANSOM, JJ. MEMORANDUM BY SHOGAN, J.: FILED FEBRUARY 23, 2018 Appellant, Thomas Tinsley, appeals from the order entered January 21, 2016, denying his motion to dismiss on double jeopardy grounds pursuant to 18 Pa.C.S. § 110. After careful review, we quash. The trial court summarized the factual and procedural history of this case as follows: According to the arresting officer, on September 3, 2013, he saw [Appellant] run a stop sign and pulled him over, at which time he “recovered” a loaded firearm. He issued [Appellant] a citation for running a stop sign and arrested him for possession of the gun. [Appellant] was charged with Carrying a Firearm While Prohibited, Without a License, and in Public[,] and Possession of an Instrument of Crime. 2 Due to the fact that, in his te stimony, the officer did not specify, and his records did not indicate, exactly how or from where the gun was recovered, nor that it was used in a criminal fashion, the latter two charges were dismissed for lack of evidence. At a hearing on [Appellant’s] motion to suppress, the same officer testified about the incident in much greater detail, in particular that he found the weapon in the gloveJ - A06028 - 17

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box of [Appellant’s] vehicle. On November 5, 2013, at a hearing in Philadelphia Traffic Court, [Appellant] pled n ot guilty but was convicted of disregarding a stop sign. [The motion to suppress] was denied on April 23, 2014, and on November 24, 2015, he filed [a] motion to dismiss[,] claiming that his prosecution for the weapons offenses was barred. At the end of t he hearing on the motion, the court scheduled the case “must be tried” for May 23, 2016, this appeal was filed the next day, and it does not appear that [Appellant] has requested a stay of proceedings.

2 75 Pa.C.S. § 3323(b); 18 Pa.C.S. § 6105(a)(1), 6106 (a)(1), 6108 & 907(a). Trial Court Opinion, 4/14/16, at 1
- 2 (two footnotes omitted). This case returns to us after we remanded to have the trial court comply with Pa.R.Crim.P. 587(B), to clarify whether this Court had appellate jurisdiction. Briefly, consistent with Commonwealth v. Taylor , 120 A.3d 1017 (Pa. Super. 2015), we remanded because we were unable to dete rmine, based on the trial court’ s noncompliance with Rule 587(B), whether we could exercise jurisdiction under Pa.R.A.P. 313 (relati ng to collateral orders) over Appellant ’ s appeal from an order of the trial court denying his pretrial motion to dismiss on double jeopardy grounds. Commonwealth v. Tinsley , ___ A.3d ___, 431 EDA 2016 (Pa. Super. filed July 18, 2017 ) (unpublished memorand um). As we explained in Taylor , an order denying a double jeopardy motion is appealable as a collateral order as long as the motion is not found to be frivolous by the lower court. Taylor , 120 A.3d at 1021
- 10 22. The requirement that a lower court render s a specific finding on frivolousness is expressly mandated under Rule 587(B). Id. at 1022.J - A06028 - 17

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Following our remand, the trial court held a hearing on October 10, 2017, in compliance with Pa.R.Crim.P. 587(B ) . At the conclusion of the hearing, the trial cour t found Appellant’s motion to dismiss to be frivo lous and denied the motion on the record . N.T., 10/10/17, at 7 . The trial court entered an order on October 11, 2017, denying the motion to dismiss. Given the trial court ’ s finding of frivolousness, we no w conclude that the trial court’ s order denying the double jeopardy motion does not qualify as a collateral order under Rule 313. Taylor , 120 A.3d at 1021. Accordingly, we must quash this appeal for lack of jurisdiction. Additionally, we note that on Oct ober 13, 2017, Appellant filed a petition for review of the trial court’s determination of frivolousness pursuant to Pa.R.Crim.P. 587(B)(5) and Pa.R.A.P. 1573 . Pa.R. Crim. P. 587(B)(5) provides as follows: If the judge makes a finding that the motion is f rivolous, the judge shall advise the defendant on the record that a defendant has a right to file a petition for review of that determination pursuant to Rule of Appellate Procedure 1573 within 30 days of the order denying the motion. Pa. R.Crim.P. 587(B)( 5). Pa.R.A.P. 1573(a) states : (a) General rule. Any party seeking review of a frivolousness determination by a court of common pleas under Pennsylvania Rule of Criminal Procedure 587 shall file a petition for review in the appellate court having jurisdic tion over the matter. Review of a frivolousness determination under Pennsylvania Rule of Criminal Procedure 587 shall be governed by this chapter and ancillary provisions of these rules, except as otherwise prescribed by this rule. The time for filing is provided for in Pa.R.A.P. 1512(a)(1).J - A06028 - 17

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Pa.R.A.P. 1573(a). We deny Appellant’s petition for review on the basis of the trial court’s supplemental Pa.R.A.P. 1925(a) opinion filed November 29, 2017, and this Court’s holding in Commonwealth v. Perfetto , 1 6 9 A.3d 1114 (Pa. Super. 2017) ( en banc ). 1 Appeal quashed. Petition for review denied. 2 Judgment Entered.

Joseph D. Seletyn, Esq. Prothonotary

Date: 2/23/18

____________________________________________ 1 The Perfetto Court explained: [I]n the context of compulsory joinder, where a defendant is charged with a summary traffic violation and a misdemeanor, the Title 75 summary offense must be disposed of in a proceeding in the Philadelp hia Municipal Court Traffic Division, which has jurisdiction exclusive of the Court of Common Pleas, and a separate proceeding must be held for the remaining, higher offenses. Perfetto , 169 A.3d at 1124.
2 In the event of further proceedings, the par ties are directed to a ttach a copy of the trial court’ s opinion filed November 29 , 201 7 .Circulated 01/30/2018 11:41 AM

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