Commonwealth v. Byrd

Opinion by

Mr. Chief Justice Bell,

On November 23, 1964, defendant Byrd was arrested and charged with the murder of two persons; he was also charged with aggravated assault and assault and battery with intent to murder a third person. On January 5, 1965, a true bill of indictment was returned *515by the Grand Jury on all of the charges set forth above. On September 8, 1965, defendant’s petition for a psychiatric examination was granted by the Court of Quarter Sessions. Thereafter, the Commonwealth filed an application for a neuro-psychiatric examination of the defendant. On January 7, 1966, the…