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Commonwealth of Pa. v. Mullen

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided January 27, 1975No. 98 Miscellaneous Docket 20PublishedCited by 80 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

EAGEN, Justice.

The district attorney of Montgomery County has filed a petition in this Court requesting the issuance of a Writ of Prohibition directed to the Honorable Richard S. Lowe, 1 a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of Montgomery County. 2 The following events gave rise to the filing of the petition.

Following the untimely death of one Thomas Mignogno in Montgomery County, Thomas Mullen was arrested on charges of criminal homicide and aggravated assault. At the preliminary hearing before the district justice, the Commonwealth’s evidence against Mullen consisted of…

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2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Carpentertown Coal & Coke Co. v. LairdSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1948
  2. Commonwealth Ex Rel. Maisenhelder v. RundleSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1964
  3. Lewis v. Lebanon Court of Common PleasSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1969
  4. Schlesinger PetitionSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1951

3Cited by80 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. McBrideSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1991
  2. Commonwealth v. WojdakSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
  3. Commonwealth v. PradoSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
  4. Liciaga v. Court of Common PleasSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1989
  5. Commonwealth v. TylerSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1991

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