Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Myers
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided July 1, 1974No. Appeals, Nos. 98 and 100PublishedCited by 51 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Nix,
Appellant, James E. Myers, was indicted in 1969 on charges of murder and aggravated robbery. Due to numerous delays he was never brought to trial. On August 1, 1973, appellant filed an Application to Quash Indictments on the ground that he had been denied his right to a speedy trial. After a hearing on the application and án oral motion for habeas corpus on the same *319ground appellant was released on bail in the amount of $20,000. However, relief on the application and oral motion was denied by Judge Levy Anderson in an Order filed October 16, 1973. Following an appeal…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- United States v. RyanSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- United States v. Louis Glenwood LansdownCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1972
- Commonwealth v. KilgallenSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1954
- Commonwealth v. WarfieldSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1967
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3Cited by51 opinions
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