Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Bunter
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided October 12, 1971No. Appeal, 519PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Eagen,
This is an appeal from the order of the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia, Criminal Division, dismissing appellant’s petition to quash the outstanding murder indictment against him. We vacate the order refusing to quash the instant indictment, and direct the tria] court to conduct a hearing on the alleged denial of speedy trial.
The relevant facts may be summarized as follows: On February 13, 1967, the frozen, partially decomposed body of one Bernice Warder was found in the trunk of an abandoned automobile parked on a street in Philadelphia. Initial police…
2Cases cited25 opinions
- Klopfer v. North CarolinaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Smith v. HooeySupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Dickey v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Commonwealth v. CoyleSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1964
- United States of America Ex Rel. Edward Bennett No. H-6720 v. Alfred T. Rundle, Warden of Eastern Correctional Institute, Graterford, PaCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1970
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3Cited by34 opinions
- Commonwealth v. BoldenSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
- Commonwealth v. HamiltonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1972
- Steven Schandelmeier v. Warden Richard Cunningham. Appeal of Steve SchandelmeierCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1986
- Commonwealth v. BradySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1986
- Commonwealth v. BoyleSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
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