Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Bolden
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided April 28, 1977No. 85 and 98PublishedCited by 255 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*609OPINION
ROBERTS, Justice.
Appellant Richard Bolden was brought to trial on January 21, 1976 for the murder of Robert (Tim) Indyk. After the jury was sworn and empaneled, a mistrial was ordered on appellant’s motion. Prior to commencement of a second trial, appellant moved to dismiss the indictment, claiming that a second prosecution would violate his constitutional right not to be placed twice in jeopardy.1 This motion was denied and appellant seeks review in this Court.
We hold that the denial of a pre-trial application to dismiss an indictment on the ground that the scheduled trial will…
2Cases cited92 opinions
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- Buckley v. ValeoSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Ashe v. SwensonSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
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3Cited by255 opinions
- Commonwealth v. GravelySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1979
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- Commonwealth v. BrownSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
- Commonwealth v. StarksSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
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