Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Shelton
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Decided March 29, 1976No. Appeal, No. 623PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Price, J.,
This is an appeal1 from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County denying the appellant’s petition to dismiss the charges against him for violation of his right to a speedy trial under Rule 1100(a)(1) of the Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal Procedure.2 For the reasons stated herein, we reverse the order below and discharge the appellant.
*198On December 20, 1973, the June, 1972 Special Investigating Grand Jury of Philadelphia County issued a Presentment recommending that the appellant be prosecuted for alleged extortion, larceny, bribery, perjury, and other…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Barker v. WingoSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- United States v. MarionSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Klopfer v. North CarolinaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Dickey v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Strunk v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
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3Cited by34 opinions
- Commonwealth v. HillSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1999
- Commonwealth v. RaySuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
- State v. HealdSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1978
- Commonwealth v. MancusoSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
- Commonwealth v. ColemanSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
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