Legal Question in Criminal Law in Pennsylvania

Summary Charges and wrongful persecution

I went to a criminal trial on some bad checks back in November. There was one misdemeanor charge and three summary charges. The judge ordered no further prosecution on summary charges then. Yesterday I talked to a constable saying there is a warrant out for my arrest on the checks covered in the summary charges. Can I be prosecuted and arrested for those checks?


Asked on 2/23/08, 2:57 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Brian Zeiger Levin & Zeiger LLP

Re: Summary Charges and wrongful persecution

i am not sure that i understand your question, so feel free to email me at [email protected] if this answer doesn't help. If the checks are the same checks from the first and second prosecution, you cannot be prosecuted a second time. it would be double jeopardy under a case called Campana.

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Answered on 2/24/08, 12:12 am


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