Commonwealth v. Dowd
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
O’BRIEN, Justice.
Appellant, Donald Dowd, was tried by a judge and jury and found guilty of murder in the first degree and conspiracy. Post-verdict motions were denied and appellant was sentenced to life imprisonment on the first-degree murder conviction and received a suspended sentence on the conspiracy conviction. This court on March 12, 1975, granted appellant the right to appeal nunc pro tunc.
Appellant first argues that the charges against him should have been dismissed for want of a speedy trial. We do not agree.
Our analysis of whether appellant was denied his…
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2Cases cited8 opinions
- Barker v. WingoSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Commonwealth v. ClairSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
- Commonwealth v. TervalonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
- Moore v. JamiesonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
- Commonwealth v. CooleySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
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3Cited by14 opinions
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