Legal Opinion
In re January 1974 Philadelphia County Grand Jury Investigation
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided October 16, 1974No. Original jurisdiction, Nos. 122, 131, 142, 143, 144, 164 to 168, inclusive, Misc. Dkt. No. 20PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Chief Justice Jones,
In June of 1972 Judge Harry A. Tariff convened and charged a grand jury, upon the petition of the District Attorney, to investigate various aspects of official corruption in the City of Philadelphia. The convening of that grand jury was upheld by this Court in Commonwealth ex rel. Camelot Detective Agency, Inc. v. Specter, 451 Pa. 370, 303 A.2d 203 (1973). During the term of that grand jury twenty-one presentments were made identifying pervasive and systematic corruption and other criminal acts among public officials and em*590ployees, and numerous indictments…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- McNair's PetitionSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1936
- Carpentertown Coal & Coke Co. v. LairdSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1948
- Commonwealth v. McCloskeySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1971
- Smith v. GallagherSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1962
- Dauphin County Grand Jury Investigation ProceedingsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1938
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3Cited by30 opinions
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