Pennsylvania's high court says a state senator should be allowed to argue that a new trial on public corruption charges would constitute double jeopardy.

Mr. Dunham: --Well, Your Honor, this is like Smalis versus Pennsylvania, another double jeopardy case in Pennsylvania that was a decade before, .

Jan 15, 2003 – . the Constitution's bar against double jeopardy does not protect a murder . by a death-row inmate in Pennsylvania, which like many other states . of a capital murder case results automatically in a life sentence. .

Jun 23, 2011 – The justices used the case to clarify the procedure under which defendants may appeal a trial court's ruling that a double jeopardy claim is .

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Jun 23, 2011 – Pennsylvania Sen. Jane Orie can argue double jeopardy on corruption . The justices used the case to clarify the procedure under which .

Case No. 707 MDA 2010 (PA Superior Ct., Jun. 1, 2011) . . "same-elements" test, the double jeopardy bar applies. the not limited to any contact at .

Jan 14, 2008 – A man who was convicted in Mexico for the murder of his wife in the United States could face a new trial in California.

Definition of double jeopardy in the Legal Dictionary - by Free online English . It did not apply to cases that had been dismissed prior to final . .. that it might be double jeopardy to subject them to a trial in Pennsylvania. .

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May 16, 2009 – PA Pundits – International. "the relentless pursuit of common sense" A Variety of . except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the Militia, . 4 Responses “Brandon Piekarsky Double Jeopardy” → .

Jul 5, 2010 – By: Chris Forshey A Blair County judge says an Altoona pawn shop owner and two members of his family can be tried again on charges of .

A recent case that has revolved around double jeopardy is the January 14, 2003 case of Sattazahn v. Pennsylvania. Sattazahn was a man convicted of first .

AELE LAW LIBRARY OF CASE SUMMARIES: Employment & Labor Law for Public Safety Agencies . Pennsylvania arbitrator sustains a five-day suspension of a sergeant for . First Circuit concludes that it is not double jeopardy to suspend an .

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There was no double-jeopardy bar to Pennsylvania's seeking the death penalty .

The jury-trial and the double jeopardy guarantees of the Constitution provide . . to present their case Pennsylvania law required the judge to conclude the .

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Jul 7, 2011 – Am I the only person who thinks the "double jeopardy" concept is flawed? . come forward ex post facto, why shouldn't the case be retried? .

This is not considered to be double jeopardy either - in this case the appeal and subsequent conviction are deemed to be a continuation of the original .

Pennsylvania, a Double Jeopardy case that has implications in the many jurisdictions that have a default life sentence when the jurors are unable to reach a .

Back in 2007, when the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania announced its intent to prosecute William . The most famous double jeopardy case is Blockburger v. .

Jun 24, 2011 – The Pennsylvania Supreme Court noted that not all cases seeking appellate . A defendant whose pretrial double jeopardy challenge was .

Rule 313 is a codificatioin of existing case law with respect to collateral orders. . to dismiss based on double jeopardy, Commonwealth v. Brady, 510 Pa. .

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20 postsRead about some significant and interesting Fifth Amendment Court Cases regarding the Double Jeopardy Clause.

Dec 13, 2010 – The double jeopardy law was changed in 2005 to allow for retrials for . Photograph: Thames Valley Police/PA. The first person to face a second . specks of her blood on Weston's boots when the case was reopened. .

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The double jeopardy clause of the Fifth Amendment protects an individual . double jeopardy issues in death penalty cases form a separate body of case law. . Pennsylvania, 537 U.S. 101 (2003), the Supreme Court noted that it had held .

In affirming, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court found that neither the Fifth Amendment's Double Jeopardy Clause nor the Fourteenth Amendment's Due Process .

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The Double Jeopardy Clause of the Fifth Amendment guarantees that no person shall "be subject for the same offense to be twice put in jeopardy of life or .

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Jump to CASE SUMMARY‎: At the close of the prosecution's case at their bench trial . on the ground that it was barred by the Double Jeopardy Clause. .

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Dec 6, 2006 – "Do you have a nuclear bomb I could drop on Pennsylvania? . closed the tattered case against him, which spawned two books and a television miniseries. . Prior to this ruling, double jeopardy was granted only to .

Apr 21, 2010 – . Alliance Win Ruling Over Philadelphia Parking Authority at PA Supreme Court . Technically, this isn't a case of double jeopardy, .

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More information about the Supreme Court case of Sattazahn v. Pennsylvania, which focuses on double jeopardy. Part of the Supreme Court Preview website .

Before the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, petitioners' case was consolidated with another case presenting the same double jeopardy issue, Commonwealth v. .

Since the Pennsylvania Supreme Court in this case held that resentencing was barred by the Double Jeopardy Clause, it did not consider whether Pennsylvania .

16 posts - 11 authors - Last post: Jun 13articleId=14000099&siteId=139 Central Pa. man claims 2nd drug sentence . Unfortunately this does not sound like a case of double jeopardy. .

Double Jeopardy Cases. 8 Cases . PA - Philadelphia - Walter Ogrod 1988 . found to be so egregious that a retrial was barred under Double Jeopardy laws. .

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Mar 4, 2011 – A visit to the United States Supreme Court is not out of the question — the High Court decided a Pennsylvania double jeopardy case not too .

Jun 23, 2011 – HARRISBURG, Pa.—Pennsylvania s highest court ruled Thursday that a state . charges because it would constitute impermissible double jeopardy. . Jurors were deliberating in Orie's case March 3 when Allegheny County .

Double Jeopardy Only If Elements of Proof Identical. In a case that involved . Pennsylvania v. Aikins, Case No. 00461 Pitt. 1991 (Pa Superior Ct 1/5/93). .

If a case ends in a mistrial or hung jury, generally the case can be retried without causing a double jeopardy problem because there was no "final" decision .

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