Commonwealth v. Forrest

MacPHAIL, P. J.,

In this proceeding the court is confronted by a somewhat novel problem. Defendants have been indicted in this county for the commission of serious crimes, burglary and armed robbery. Their court-appointed counsel has filed a motion for the dismissal of the indictments, alleging, inter alia, that defendants have advised him that they are presently incarcerated in a Federal penitentiary in Atlanta, Ga., and still have 25 years to serve there on sentences imposed by the Federal courts. The motion points out that while defendants have been incarcerated for some period of time, no…