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COMMONWEALTH v. EDWARDS

No. 6 EAP 2021.

272 A.3d 954 (2022)

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee v. Derrick EDWARDS, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided: April 12, 2022.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jason Christopher Kadish , Susan MonYi Lin, Esqs. , Kairys, Rudovsky, Messing, Feinberg & Lin, LLP, Philadelphia, for Appellant Derrick Edwards.

Marc Alan Bookman, Esq. , Philadelphia, for Appellant Amicus Curiae Atlantic Center for Capital Representation.

Jules Epstein , Peter E. Kratsa , West Chester, Donna Ann Walsh, Esqs. , Myers, Brier & Kelly, LLP, Scranton, for Appellant Amicus Curiae Pennsylvania Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.

Lawrence Jonathan Goode, Esq. , Philadelphia District Attorney's Office, Philadelphia, for Appellee Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

Ronald Eisenberg , Philadelphia, Michelle Ann Henry , Harrisburg, Jennifer Creed Selber , Pittsburgh, Joshua D. Shapiro, Esqs. , Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General, Harrisburg, for Appellee Amicus Curiae Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General.

Catherine Banner Kiefer , Philadelphia, Michael F. J. Piecuch, Esqs. , PA District Attorneys Institute, for Appellee Amicus Curiae Pennsylvania District Attorneys Association.

BAER, C.J., SAYLOR, TODD, DONOHUE, DOUGHERTY, WECHT, MUNDY, JJ.

OPINION ANNOUNCING THE JUDGMENT OF THE COURT

In Commonwealth v. Johnson, ___ Pa. ___, 231 A.3d 807 (2020), this Court held that prosecutorial overreaching sufficient to invoke double jeopardy protections under Article 1, Section 10 of the Pennsylvania Constitution includes not only intentional...

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