Commonwealth v. Bruno

Opinion by

Mk. Chief Justice Bell,

This is an appeal from the Order of the Court of Oyer and Terminer and General Jail Delivery appointing a sanity commission for defendant.

On April 26, 1966, the defendant, John Harry Bruno, was arrested on several charges, including the commission of five homicides. He was arraigned on April 27, 1966, and given a preliminary hearing before a Justice of the Peace on May 4, 1966. At the preliminary hearing defendant was held without bail for the action of the Grand Jury.

The District Attorney, on May 13, 1966, filed a petition for defendant’s commitment to a…