Commonwealth v. Petrisko

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Eagen,

On December 11, 1967, the appellant, George J. Petrisko, was arrested in Allegheny County on the charge of murder. He was arraigned before a committing magistrate the following day and held without bail for trial. On January 17, 1968, the grand jury returned a true bill. On June 27, 1968, Petrisko, not having been tried on the indictment, filed a petition for discharge from imprisonment under the Act of March 31, 1860, P. L. 427, §54, as amended, Act of December 1, 1959, P. L. 1671, §1, 19 P.S. §781. From the lower court’s order denying the petition after hearing,…