Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Klimek
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided January 5, 1965No. Appeal, 283PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Eagen,
On September 10, 1963, Stanley Klimek, the appellant, and one Lawrence Stevenson were jointly indicted on charges of murder, voluntary manslaughter and burglary, which allegedly occurred on November 11, 1959. As of the date of the indictments, Klimek was incarcerated in a state correctional institution serving a sentence for burglary.
On November 29, 1963, Klimek filed a written request for disposition of the indictments pending against him pursuant to the provisions of the Act of June 28, 1957, P. L. 428, §1, 19 P.S. §881. 1 The dis trict attorney then fixed March…
2Cited by23 opinions
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