Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Bolden
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided December 7, 1987No. 12 W.D. Appeal Docket 1985PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
NIX, Chief Justice.
This appeal arises from the robbery and murder of a Mr. Robert Indyk which occurred at his place of business in January 1972. Appellant, Richard Bolden, was arrested and charged with this crime in 1975. After one aborted trial, a retrial in which the jury returned a verdict of guilty and two prior appearances of this matter on the dockets of this Court, the difficulty in obtaining a definitive disposition of the underlying charges is becoming increasingly apparent. Again a final resolution of the cause is not possible and we are constrained, for the reasons that…
2Cases cited28 opinions
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- United States v. AgursSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Commonwealth v. PierceSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
- Commonwealth Ex Rel. Washington v. MaroneySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1967
- Moore v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
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3Cited by8 opinions
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- Commonwealth v. BoldenSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
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