Commonwealth v. Earp
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ROBERTS, Justice.
This appeal presents the issue of whether an accused not brought to trial as required by Pa.R.Crim.P. 1100 on charges arising out of a criminal transaction may, under Pa.R. Crim.P. 1100, be later brought to trial on other charges arising out of the same criminal transaction.1 We hold that he cannot.2
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On July 28, 1974, appellant Leslie Earp was arrested and charged with murder, conspiracy, and several other offenses *372in connection with the shooting death of Robert Davis.3 On August 22, 1974, a certification hearing was held on all charges except murder. Appellant, who…
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2Cases cited10 opinions
- Barker v. WingoSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Strunk v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Commonwealth v. SheltonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
- Commonwealth v. MayfieldSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
- Commonwealth v. HamiltonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1972
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3Cited by35 opinions
- Commonwealth v. GenoveseSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1981
- Commonwealth v. BradySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1986
- Commonwealth v. BraykovichSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1995
- Commonwealth v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1979
- Commonwealth v. CartagenaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
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