Superior Court of Pennsylvania, 1980

Commonwealth v. Rice

Commonwealth v. Rice
Superior Court of Pennsylvania · Decided May 23, 1980 · Hester, Lipez, Wickersham
287 Pa. Super. 547; 427 A.2d 260

Commonwealth v. Rice

Opinion of the Court

Appellant’s motion for a mistrial having been granted by the court below at a time when the jury appeared to be hopelessly deadlocked, his petition thereafter to dismiss the Bills of Information on the grounds of double jeopardy was properly denied. See Commonwealth v. Sullivan, 484 Pa. 130, 398 A.2d 978 (1970).

Order affirmed.

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