Commonwealth v. Scott

Opinion by

Jacobs, J.,

Appellant was found guilty, on July 13, 1971, of aggravated robbery, aggravated assault and battery, and carrying a concealed deadly weapon; he was later sentenced. Prior to trial, the lower court refused to grant appellant’s petition to dismiss the indictments upon which the above charges were founded. Appellant’s sole contention in this appeal is that the petition to dismiss should have been granted because the Commonwealth violated the terms of the “Agreement on Detainers”, Act of September 8, 1959, P. L. 829, 19 P.S. §§1431-38 [hereinafter referred to as “Agreement”].

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