Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Silver
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Decided February 2, 1976No. Appeal, 632PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Jacobs, J.,
This is an appeal by the Commonwealth from a lower court order dismissing indictments against the appellee for failure to comply with the prompt trial rule. 1
The facts reveal that on June 29, 1973, the special investigating grand jury of Philadelphia County 2 formally submitted a presentment to its supervising court. This “fifth presentment” recommended the indictment of the appellee on charges of misfeasance, malfeasance and perjury. The court accepted the presentment which it forwarded to the attorney for the Commonwealth with instructions to prepare appropriate bills…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Barker v. WingoSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- United States v. MarionSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Kirby v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Klopfer v. North CarolinaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- United States v. EwellSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
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3Cited by20 opinions
- Commonwealth v. SheltonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
- Commonwealth v. MitchellSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
- Commonwealth v. ColemanSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
- Commonwealth v. SheltonSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
- Commonwealth v. BrownSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
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